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# Compare
Lets compare the features of WXT vs [Plasmo](https://docs.plasmo.com/framework), another web extension framework.
Lets compare the features of WXT vs [Plasmo](https://docs.plasmo.com/framework) (another web extension framework) and CRXJS (the most popular bundler plugin).
## Overview
| Features | WXT | Plasmo |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------: | :--------------------------------------: |
| Supports all browsers | ✅ | ✅ |
| MV2 Support | ✅ | ✅ |
| MV3 Support | ✅ | ✅ |
| Create Extension ZIPs | ✅ | ✅ |
| Create Firefox Sources ZIP | ✅ | ❌ |
| First-class TypeScript support | ✅ | ✅ |
| File based entrypoint discovery | ✅ | ✅ |
| Inline entrypoint config | ✅ | ✅ |
| Auto-imports | ✅ | ❌ |
| Supports all frontend frameworks | ✅ | 🟡 Only React, Vue, and Svelte |
| Framework specific entrypoints (like `Popup.tsx`) | 🟡 `.html` `.ts` `.tsx` | ✅ `.html` `.ts` `.tsx` `.vue` `.svelte` |
| Automated publishing | 🟡 Coming soon | ✅ |
| Remote Code Bundling (Google Analytics) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Features | WXT | Plasmo | CRXJS |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------: | :--------------------------------------: | :---------------------------------------------------------------------: |
| Supports all browsers | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ See [#56](https://github.com/crxjs/chrome-extension-tools/issues/56) |
| MV2 Support | ✅ | ✅ | 🟡 Either MV2 or MV3 |
| MV3 Support | ✅ | ✅ | 🟡 Either MV2 or MV3 |
| Create Extension ZIPs | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Create Firefox Sources ZIP | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| First-class TypeScript support | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Entrypoint discovery | File based | File based | ❌ |
| Inline entrypoint config | ✅ | ✅ | Manifest based |
| Auto-imports | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Supports all frontend frameworks | ✅ | 🟡 Only React, Vue, and Svelte | ✅ |
| Framework specific entrypoints (like `Popup.tsx`) | 🟡 `.html` `.ts` `.tsx` | ✅ `.html` `.ts` `.tsx` `.vue` `.svelte` | ❌ |
| Automated publishing | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Remote Code Bundling (Google Analytics) | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| <strong style="opacity: 50%">Dev Mode</strong> | | |
| `.env` Files | ✅ | ✅ |
| Opens browser and install extension | ✅ | ❌ |
| HMR for UIs | ✅ | 🟡 React only |
| Reload HTML Files on Change | ✅ | 🟡 Reloads entire extension |
| Reload Content Scripts on Change | ✅ | 🟡 Reloads entire extension |
| Reload Background on Change | 🟡 Reloads entire extension | 🟡 Reloads entire extension |
| <strong style="opacity: 50%">Built-in Utils</strong> | | |
| Storage | ✅ | ✅ |
| Messaging | 🟡 Coming soon | ✅ |
| Content Script UI | ✅ | ✅ |
| `.env` Files | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Opens browser and install extension | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| HMR for UIs | ✅ | 🟡 React only | ✅ |
| Reload HTML Files on Change | ✅ | 🟡 Reloads entire extension | ✅ |
| Reload Content Scripts on Change | ✅ | 🟡 Reloads entire extension | ✅ |
| Reload Background on Change | 🟡 Reloads entire extension | 🟡 Reloads entire extension | 🟡 Reloads entire extension |
| Respects Content Script `run_at` | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ ESM-style loaders run asynchronously |
| <strong style="opacity: 50%">Built-in Utils</strong> | | | |
| Storage | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Messaging | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Content Script UI | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
## Dev Mode
WXT's main goal is improving the development experience (DX) of creating web extensions. There are two things WXT does differently:
WXT's main goal is improving the development experience (DX) of creating web extensions, while not sacrificing support. There are two things WXT does differently:
1. Automatically opens a browser with the extension installed when starting development
2. Reload each part of the extension individually rather than reloading the entire extension