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How do I activate a Chrome extension found as a *.crx file?
So far, what I have seen is that Chrome does not allow you to install extensions that aren't found on Chrome Web Store, at least on its stable channel.
Quazi Irfan
Posted 2012-08-28T13:17:54.403
Reputation: 384
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You should be able to unpack the crx to a directory by opening it with an unzip program, for example 7-Zip, Windows Explorer, or WinZip. If you are having a hard time opening it in your zip program of choice, just rename the .crx to a .zip and try again.
Extract the contents to a directory. Then in Chrome, under Settings, go to Extensions, then click "Load unpacked extnesion..." and pick your directory. That should install it. If you get an error, post exactly what error you get.
allquixotic
Posted 2012-08-28T13:17:54.403
Reputation: 32 256
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Download the extension, go to chrome://extensions, and drag the downloaded file onto the window.
Bruce Christensen
Posted 2012-08-28T13:17:54.403
Reputation: 141
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This is not working for me. See: http://superuser.com/questions/594084/dragging-a-downloaded-crx-file-onto-chrome-extensions-window-settings-or-ne
– Don Rhummy – 2013-05-10T20:48:18.317
@iamcreasy, You need to modify the manifest to version 2. Then try the steps above again, it will work. – Pacerier – 2015-04-23T07:14:20.170
@allquixotic, However, "Load unpacked extension..." loads the extension from the folder you supplied, it is not copied over to
\Default\Extensionsdirectory like all the other "normal" extensions that we download. How can we make our own extension akin to these "normal" extensions? – Pacerier – 2015-04-23T07:16:59.750Its working. But there is one error, and some elements look like they are missing(not sure, i.e. Scroll bar). The error is : There were warnings when trying to install this extension: Support for manifest version 1 is being phased out. Please upgrade to version 2. – Quazi Irfan – 2012-08-28T14:02:31.680
2Sounds like the extension is incompatible with the version of Chrome you're running, due to the extension being too old / Chrome too new. – allquixotic – 2012-08-28T14:49:34.787