browser terminal extension

Extension that allows you to open a native terminal in the browser. Tested on linux and macos. Installation instructions

This project is mostly done as a joke and you should use an actual terminal emulator.

firefox addons, chrome web store

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Manual installation

Installing unpacked extension to firefox

1. Install native manifest & build extension

yarn manifest:install
yarn build

2. Install extension to firefox

1. Navigate to about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox
2. Click Load temporary Add-on...
3. Choose manifest.json in dist folder in the file picker

Development

git clone https://github.com/BatteredBunny/browser_terminal
cd browser_terminal
yarn install
yarn start # or yarn start:chrome if on google chrome

After that click on the extension icon in browser