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# Welcome

Hi there!

Thanks for your interest in [Charles](https://buildwithcharles.io/).

Charles was designed to make it easy to turn your Bubble app into a Chrome Extension.

### Useful links <a href="#useful-links" id="useful-links"></a>

* [Charles website](https://buildwithcharles.io/)
* [Plugin page](https://bubble.io/plugin/charles---chrome-extension-builder-1649100032860x383664531542638600)
* [Quickstart guide](/charles/getting-started/quickstart-guide.md)

### Documentation sections

The Charles documentation is split into a number of differnet sections:

* [Quickstart guide](/charles/getting-started/quickstart-guide.md)
* [Opening actions](/charles/opening-actions/popup-side-bar-and-modal-options.md)
* [Key features](/charles/key-features/features-overview.md)
* [Extending Charles with custom javascript](/charles/extending-charles/extending-charles-with-your-own-javascript.md)
* [Publishing to the Chrome Webstore](/charles/publishing-to-the-chrome-webstore/prepare-extension-for-submission.md)
* [FAQ](/charles/faq/common-questions.md)
* [Troubleshooting and support](/charles/troubleshooting/charles-data-elements-do-not-receive-any-values.md)[<br>](https://cranford-tech.gitbook.io/stripe-connect-marketplace/introduction/key-use-cases)


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