A simple and lightweight Chrome extension that shows the current time directly on the Chrome toolbar and displays live date and time in a popup window.
Perfect for users who want to quickly check the time without opening a new tab.
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⏱ Live Time on Toolbar
Shows current time (HH:MM) on the extension badge. -
📅 Live Date & Time Popup
Click the extension icon to view full date and time. -
⚡ Auto Updates
Time updates automatically every minute. -
🎨 Clean Dark UI
Minimal popup design for easy viewing. -
🪶 Lightweight
No external libraries or APIs required.
live-datetime-extension
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├── manifest.json
├── background.js
├── popup.html
├── popup.js
└── icon.png
Download the ZIP file and extract it.
Go to:
chrome://extensions/
Turn on Developer Mode from the top right corner.
Click Load Unpacked and select the extracted extension folder.
The extension will now appear in your Chrome toolbar.
- Look at the Chrome toolbar to see the current time.
- Click the extension icon.
- A popup will appear showing:
- Current Time
- Current Date
The popup updates automatically.
- JavaScript
- HTML
- CSS
- Chrome Extensions API (Manifest V3)
The extension only uses one permission:
- alarms → used to update the time every minute.
No tracking. No user data collection.
Possible upgrades:
- Time zone support
- Analog clock UI
- Theme customization
- 12h / 24h toggle
- World clock support
This project is free to use and open source.