# Chrome JSON

> Localization format for Google Chrome extensions and themes

URL: https://store.crowdin.com/chrome-json
Identifier: chrome-json
Category: File Formats
Type: System
Author: Crowdin

Chrome JSON is a natively supported file format, you can use it without an additional installation. Just upload it to your projects and start the localization.

## File Format Details

| Attribute | Value |
| --------- | ----- |
| File Extension | .json |
| [API Type](https://developer.crowdin.com/api/v2/#operation/api.projects.files.post) | chrome |
| Source can be edited in Crowdin | Yes |
| Generating translated files via [Bundles](https://support.crowdin.com/bundles/) | [Search Crowdin Store](https://store.crowdin.com/tags/string-exporter) |
| Supports pluralization | No |
| WYSIWYG Preview in the editor | No |
| Supported types of contextual information | Text comments, Screenshots |
| Custom attributes | No |
| Existing translations import possibility | Key-value mapping |

## Sample File

```json
{
  "appName": {
    "message": "string 1",
    "description": "context_1"
  },
  "extName": {
    "message": "string 2",
    "description": "context_2"
  },
  "extDesc": {
    "message": "string 3",
    "description": "context_3"
  }
}
```