Basic template for a new Chrome App manifest file

manifest.json

{
  "manifest_version" : 2,
  "name" : "application_name",
  "description": "app description < 160 characters",
  "version" : "0.0.0.0",
  "minimum_chrome_version" : "30",
  
  "app" : {
    "background": {
      "scripts": ["main.js"]
    }
  },
  "permissions": [
  ]
}