First of all, you find the install path of your Electron app. If you found it, find the resources folder. If you found it, you'll have to install asar globally, by running:
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luanwolf
/ DECOMPILING_AN_ELECTRON_APP.md
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April 20, 2024 03:22
How to decompile an Electron app
Saik0s
/ convert.sh
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February 19, 2026 19:59
This shell script converts a Google Chrome extension into a Safari web extension. It prints all available extensions, prompts the user for the chrome extension path and desired name, converts and builds safari extension for macOS, and opens the built app.
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| #!/bin/zsh | |
| ext_root_path=~/Library/Application\ Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Extensions | |
| find "$ext_root_path" -name "manifest.json" -print0 | while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do echo "\033[1;33m$file\033[0m"; echo "-----------------"; cat "$file" | nl -n ln | GREP_COLOR='01;30' grep --color=always '.*'; echo "-----------------"; done | |
| # Prompt the user for the working directory path which is chrome extension root | |
| read -p "Enter the chrome extension path(for example difoiogjjojoaoomphldepapgpbgkhkb/2.7.7_0): " workdir | |
| # Prompt the user for the result app name | |
| read -p "Enter the desired app name: " app_name |