Re:Show HN: Open AI is not Open – A browser extension
by capableweb on Monday March 27, 2023 @11:49AM
(#35328206)
Well, that would fit in with the usual "You don't need AI for that" as Firefox extensions are mostly (90% of them anyways) compatible with Chrome extensions, as both of them are "Web Extensions" as created by Chromium.
Also, someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think even Safari uses "Web Extensions" at this point too, so write once, have extensions ready for three platforms. Obviously packaging is different, and they have some idiosyncrasies. But it mostly works alright.
Re:Show HN: Open AI is not Open – A browser extension
by circuit10 on Monday March 27, 2023 @11:51AM
(#35328241)
I extracted the Chrome-only Google Translate extension and loaded it into Firefox and it worked fine with no code changes (I had to add some kind of ID to the manifest though)
Also, someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think even Safari uses "Web Extensions" at this point too, so write once, have extensions ready for three platforms. Obviously packaging is different, and they have some idiosyncrasies. But it mostly works alright.