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# Messaging
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[Chrome Docs](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/develop/concepts/messaging) • [Firefox Docs](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Content_scripts#communicating_with_background_scripts)
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Read the docs linked above to learn more about using the vanilla messaging APIs.
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## Alternatives
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The vanilla APIs are difficult to use and are a pain point to many new extension developers. For this reason, WXT recommends installing an NPM package that wraps around the vanilla APIs.
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Here are some popular messaging libraries that support all browsers and work with WXT:
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- [`trpc-chrome`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/trpc-chrome) - [tRPC](https://trpc.io/) adapter for Web Extensions.
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- [`webext-bridge`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/webext-bridge) - Messaging in WebExtensions made super easy. Out of the box.
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- [`@webext-core/messaging`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@webext-core/messaging) - Light weight, type-safe wrapper around the web extension messaging APIs
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- [`@webext-core/proxy-service`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@webext-core/proxy-service) - A type-safe wrapper around the web extension messaging APIs that lets you call a function from anywhere, but execute it in the background.
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