Over the past few years, I have frequently been asked how Manifest V3 will affect browser extensions. By the release of Chrome 120, all major issues are expected to be resolved, which means the integration of Manifest V3 is drawing nearer, and it’s time to discuss the current state of affairs. If you follow the link above, you’ll see that this moment is almost upon us. Initially, Manifest V3 was met with significant negativity by nearly everyone, from the developer community (not just ad blockers developers) to users who were fearful of the consequences of implementing a more restrictive and, frankly, raw and buggy platform.įortunately, the Chrome team paused the implementation of Manifest V3 until all major bugs and developer concerns are addressed. We explained how we at AdGuard would adapt to these changes and what threats they pose to the filter lists ecosystem.We expressed our opinion that it’s not the end of the world, and browser extensions are not the be-all and end-all.We talked about the reasons for these changes and why, in our opinion, this path was chosen and not any other.We’ve repeatedly discussed the potential problems these changes might cause: Over four years ago, in early 2019, the Google Chrome team announced ground-shaking changes to the browser extensions platform, known as “Manifest V3.”
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