Google Chrome Extension – Google Reader!

Hey guys,

I had some free time yesterday night, so I thought I’d write an extension for the Google Chrome browser, and maybe learn a bit of JavaScript on the way. One of the coolest Google features I recently discovered was Google Reader, and so I though why not write an extension that’ll tell me exactly how many unread posts I have in Google Reader? This way I wouldn’t have to constantly check for updates and whatnot… so check it out and tell me what you think. Here’s what it looks like:

Google Reader Extension

Installation Instructions

Download the extension: http://drop.io/pineappleorange/asset/google-reader-crx

To install an extension in Google Chrome, you must first have the developer build of Google Chrome. The stable release currently does not support extensions.

To get the developer build, check here: http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel.

Now once you’ve updated to the developer build, you need to let Chrome know that it can start using extensions. To do this, find your Google Chrome shortcut icon, and right click -> properties. In the ‘ Target ‘ field, append to the end of what’s already there the following: ” –enable-extensions”.

Finally, double click the installer, and enjoy!

If you wish to uninstall, type in “chrome:\\extensions” in your browser’s URL window, and click uninstall.

Let me know what you think! I’m now also trying to make some more extensions, so if you have any suggestions, let me know.