metamask-extension VS connect

Compare metamask-extension vs connect and see what are their differences.

metamask-extension

:globe_with_meridians: :electric_plug: The MetaMask browser extension enables browsing Ethereum blockchain enabled websites (by MetaMask)

connect

:link: A platform for easy integration of Trezor into 3rd party services (by trezor)
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metamask-extension connect
1135 32
11,350 351
2.4% -
10.0 6.7
about 15 hours ago about 1 year ago
JavaScript JavaScript
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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metamask-extension

Posts with mentions or reviews of metamask-extension. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-27.

connect

Posts with mentions or reviews of connect. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-28.
  • TMP Migration to FF MV2
    4 projects | /r/TREZOR | 28 Jan 2023
    It returns some html that has some javascript. The JavaScript being returned is not defined in the extension repo - but the trezor connect repo https://github.com/trezor/connect
  • Trezor x Metamask transaction issues
    2 projects | /r/TREZOR | 9 Dec 2022
    In this thread, you can find different troubleshooting tips: https://github.com/trezor/connect/issues/784.
  • Long term bug -> Trezor pop up flashes for 1 second and disappears. What to do?
    3 projects | /r/TREZOR | 29 Nov 2022
  • Trezor: Please Fix your Metamask Interface!!!
    4 projects | /r/TREZOR | 11 Mar 2022
    It is horrible. It causes Metamask to lock up, or the 2nd window does not appear. I am constantly missing out because I can't get a transaction in in time. Please, fix this! There are many posts about this on Github and the Trezor forums. The Ledger interface works perfect. I've moved all I can but some things I can't move. Please, fix this already!
    4 projects | /r/TREZOR | 11 Mar 2022
    The Trezor window that comes up when you confirm a transaction in metamask, quickly disappears and the transaction gets stuck in metamask. It is described in complete detail here, here and here.
  • Daily General Discussion - January 27, 2022
    3 projects | /r/ethfinance | 27 Jan 2022
    Anyone familiar with this issue? https://github.com/trezor/connect/issues/784
  • Debug tips for MetaMask, MEW and other Web3 token or NFT services
    9 projects | /r/TREZOR | 22 Jan 2022
    Trezor Connect Changelog
  • Issues with Stellar.
    2 projects | /r/TREZOR | 11 Dec 2021
  • Thanks to Trezor for bricking my device with this forced update.
    3 projects | /r/TREZOR | 10 Dec 2021
    Yes, you are correct. I had mentioned elsewhere something to the extent of "should be fine... unless the firmware is over 2 years old...". Since both your bridge software and your Trezor software is over 2 years old, updates are indeed required. Where the confusion comes from when minimum version requirements were established. From your screenshots you will see the popup URL that has an 8 in it. This shows that the site you access is using Trezor Connect v8. If you look at config.json for Connect v8 you will see what features require what firmware. In particular you will see that the "eth" feature requires firmware version 1.8.0, released in Febuary 2019. But if you read further you will see that "eip1559" does indeed require 1.10.4. Whether or not the MEW site enforces on the "eth" requirement or the "eip1559" requirement is up to MEW not Trezor, but since I [signed a message]() using firmware < 1.10.4, we know definitively that MEW isn't requiring "eip1559" firmware.... yet. So in essence, with a firmware 2.5 years old, you would have been locked out of MEW on Connect v8 since Spring 2019. You will see that Connect v7 has the same requirements. Only Connect v6 retains support for FW v1.6.3, even there, it's just barely supported. Also from the v6 config, you can see that everyone had to migrate off of v6 when firmware 1.7.3 was released in December 2018. So regardless you definitely would have been locked out of MEW between Winter 2018 and Spring 2019. In short... a long long time ago.
  • Issues completing any transactions.
    4 projects | /r/Stellar | 9 Dec 2021

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