Do source maps work for Chrome extensions?

Question

I\'m using the Closure compiler to create a Chrome extension and I\'d like to get source maps to work for debugging. I can get source maps to work just fine by pointing the

Answer 1

Chrome supports an extension source maps out of the box. No need to have them inline or adding these to web_accessible_resources in your manifest.json file.

Mapped files are allocated under "Content scripts" tab within "Sources" tab under Developer Tools.

There is a source code of all enabled extensions, plus webpack:// files (if source maps are created with Webpack).

It's also possible to find mapped files using Cmd + P.