whyEXT is an open-source browser extension workspace intended for education, productivity experiments, and developer tooling.
By using any extension in this repository, you are responsible for:
- Complying with local laws and platform terms (Chrome Web Store, AMO, etc.)
- Respecting website terms of service and access policies
- Avoiding privacy-invasive or harmful usage patterns
- Reviewing permissions before installing an unpacked extension
This repository is for:
- Learning extension architecture (MV3, popup/background/options patterns)
- Building personal workflows and user-consented automations
- Developing transparent, inspectable browser tooling
This repository is not intended for:
- Credential theft, phishing, traffic interception, or surveillance
- Circumventing legal controls or unauthorized policy bypass
- Hidden tracking, fingerprinting, or undisclosed data exfiltration
- Any malicious or unlawful activity
Each extension should request only the minimum permissions it needs.
Contributors must document permission changes in pull requests.
The software is provided "as is", without warranty. Maintainers and contributors are not liable for misuse or damages resulting from deployment.