On July 10, 2026, Google and Microsoft pulled ModHeader from the Chrome Web Store and Edge Add-ons. Roughly 1.6 million installs, gone in a day, after dormant data-collection code was found buried in the extension. If you were one of those users, or you're just re-evaluating what you trust with request and header access, here's what happened and what tweak does differently.
We're always looking for new ways to improve our effectiveness as frontend developers. We want to pick the right tools to get the job done. We want to have a fully equipped browser, to troubleshoot any tricky bug that comes our way.
Browser extensions have been around for a while, making their way into our development workflow in many different shapes. We can think of extensions as development companions.
In this article, we would like to share a few of them, that in our opinion, provide valuable assistance for frontend developers.