Chrome add-ons in Steam

[Eldin]

There are a lot of useful chrome add-ons that many users would also find very useful in Steam Client.

Steam is based on Chromium, so Valve could make it compatible with Chrome add-ons.

Here are just some examples of Chrome add-ons I'd find useful

-Enhanced Steam
Having all of it's features in Steam client would be priceless

-Fair AdBlocker/Adblock Plus
To block all ads when we're browsing internet in Steam overlay

-VPN (any VPN extension)
Steam would know when we're using VPN and our real location.
This would hide location from other websites and games we open through Steam

-Simple Notepad
So we can quickly save and read our notes in Steam Overlay

-Steam Database and Steam Inventory Helper
Same as Enchanted Steam, they add more features across Steam webpages

-Text To Speech
Instead of for example reading guides we could just listen to them while playing the game

-Grammarly
Would help with grammar errors in forums

-Google Translate
Someone posts something on forums in Russian, Spanish, etc.
Or guide is not available in English
Just highlight text and click to translate

-Floating for YouTube
We could launch YouTube video in Steam overlay and have it playing somewhere on the screen above the game.
This way we could watch video with tutorials, secrets locations, etc. while playing game.


I haven't mentioned even half of add-ons I'd use and there are probably even more add-ons that would be useful in Steam that I don't know of.

And if Valve makes this, then some people would start making add-ons just for Steam that do some specific things for Client or games.

This way people who want some features could install them, and people who don't want "bloated Steam Client" just don't have to install any add-ons.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

You want to use a real browser, use one. The Steam client is not meant to be a full fledged browser.

All that has been suggested many times before. It is just client bloat and the translations thing won't work out anyways.

[Gwarsbane]

They are never going to allow "addons" because as one of the mods have said in the past, allowing stuff like that opens up steam to be more easily hacked.

It also makes it harder for Valve to figure out whats going on with errors/problems if someone has a different configuration addon wise, this is why everyone gets the same version of steam.

[Eldin]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

You want to use a real browser, use one. The Steam client is not meant to be a full fledged browser.

All that has been suggested many times before. It is just client bloat and the translations thing won't work out anyways.

I use those add-ons (and many more) in real browser. But I'd like to see them inside the client. Some would be useful while browsing forums/store pages and other would be useful while playing the game.

I use browser in Steam overlay a lot and would need those add-ons there.

Why translation things wouldn't work?
They work in browser.

And it's not bloat or security risk if you don't install any add-ons

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Please use the search function as it is brought up all the time. Your answers are already there.

[Gwarsbane]

Originally posted by Eldin:

And it's not bloat or security risk if you don't install any add-ons

The security risk is opening up steam in such a way that it can accept addons.

[Supafly]

I'd just be happy with the ability to add bookmarks. Kinda why I Alt Tab instead of using Steams.

[Eldin]

Originally posted by Gwarsbane:

Originally posted by Eldin:

And it's not bloat or security risk if you don't install any add-ons

The security risk is opening up steam in such a way that it can accept addons.

They could make Experimental version of Steam which would be exactly the same as normal Steam but with Experimental features like add-ons and other stuff.

[Gwarsbane]

Originally posted by Eldin:

Originally posted by Gwarsbane:

The security risk is opening up steam in such a way that it can accept addons.

They could make Experimental version of Steam which would be exactly the same as normal Steam but with Experimental features like add-ons and other stuff.

Which they would still have to support and then they would have 4 versions of steam that they would have to take care of instead of 2, the normal one, the beta version for the normal version, the experimental version and the beta for the experimental version.

And yes they would need a beta for that because there would be stuff that would need to be tested before it goes live.

And it STILL opens up steam to security holes trying to support addons.

[Jaunitta 🌸]

Browser add ons plugins are coded for internet based bowser not suitable for desktop mobile apps Android versions of Steam Client and Steam chat.
Steam Client already has many code / Anti cheat sniffers the Steam Guard and authenticators which many already complain about.
Steam/Valve has over 125 Million "Active" Steam Accounts.

[B l u e b e r r y P o p t a r t]

No thanks, I'll keep all my add-ons to my browser and out of the Steam client. The biggest no for me would be the security issues that will comes with this, people can't keep their accounts/items safe as it is no need to add another layer to that problem.

[76561198407601200]

Originally posted by Eldin:

Originally posted by Gwarsbane:

The security risk is opening up steam in such a way that it can accept addons.

They could make Experimental version of Steam which would be exactly the same as normal Steam but with Experimental features like add-ons and other stuff.

That's what steam beta is.

[Gwarsbane]

Originally posted by The Living Tribunal:

Originally posted by Eldin:

They could make Experimental version of Steam which would be exactly the same as normal Steam but with Experimental features like add-ons and other stuff.

That's what steam beta is.

I wouldn't say that. Beta to me is for features that are going to be added to the final version for sure, its just for working out the bugs.

Experimental would be for stuff that might never see the light of day, they just want to if something works, or how people would react to it, or its a totally off the wall idea that should never see the light of day but it could effect how other things work.

Something like this would be more akin to an Alpha version of software that should only be used internally and maybe by a few very trusted people because a lot of the stuff is just not ready for a wider group of people to test.

[Eldin]

Originally posted by Gwarsbane:

Originally posted by The Living Tribunal:

That's what steam beta is.

I wouldn't say that. Beta to me is for features that are going to be added to the final version for sure, its just for working out the bugs.

Experimental would be for stuff that might never see the light of day, they just want to if something works, or how people would react to it, or its a totally off the wall idea that should never see the light of day but it could effect how other things work.

This is exactly what I've thought.

Originally posted by Gwarsbane:

Something like this would be more akin to an Alpha version of software that should only be used internally and maybe by a few very trusted people because a lot of the stuff is just not ready for a wider group of people to test.

But instead of it being used only internally, I'd like if Experimental version was available for anyone to download and use.
They could add features there that on first sight looks too crazy or risky to include in regular Steam client.
But because Experimental is "Use at your own risk", people who want to take responsibly and won't blame Valve if something bad happens, can use those features.

Some Experimental features might even turn out to be really good and through Experimental users feedback, after all bugs and possible exploits have been fixed, they might try out those features in Steam Beta client to see do regular users like them.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

That would make 16 different versions of the client.

Windows, MAC, Linux and SteamOS.

Stable and beta + exper stable and beta for all.

Why? 8 should be enough.

[Gwarsbane]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

That would make 16 different versions of the client.

Windows, MAC, Linux and SteamOS.

Stable and beta + exper stable and beta for all.

Why? 8 should be enough.

:qr:

Oh ya I keep forgetting about the MAC and Linux stuff.

And this is one of the other main reasons why they will not do an experimental version.

Originally posted by Eldin:

Originally posted by Gwarsbane:

Something like this would be more akin to an Alpha version of software that should only be used internally and maybe by a few very trusted people because a lot of the stuff is just not ready for a wider group of people to test.

But instead of it being used only internally, I'd like if Experimental version was available for anyone to download and use.
They could add features there that on first sight looks too crazy or risky to include in regular Steam client.
But because Experimental is "Use at your own risk", people who want to take responsibly and won't blame Valve if something bad happens, can use those features.

Some Experimental features might even turn out to be really good and through Experimental users feedback, after all bugs and possible exploits have been fixed, they might try out those features in Steam Beta client to see do regular users like them.

No matter how few people use it, if its out in the wild and not internal only, the openness of this will open security holes because the people adding the the addons to it, will have to know how to plug them in and make them work properly and since they are not going to be Valve employees, that means at least some of the code for Steam would have to be released and doubt Valve would ever do that.