Manually install Google Chrome Extension

We used below method to manually install Google Chrome Store Extension for a client who was traveling and the extension he needed was not available in the country due to regional restrictions.

Google Chrome Store Extension is not available
Google Chrome Web Store – This item is not available
  • Download the Google Chrome Extension CRX file on our own PC. There are multiple way to do this, i.e:
  • Extract the downloaded CRX file into a folder using 7-ZIP or other archiving utility.
  • Transfer the extracted folder to the affected PC.
  • In Chrome go to Extensions > Manage Extensions
    • Enable Develop Mode
    • Click Load unpacked and browse to the above folder.

After completing the above steps the Chrome extensions was installed and working normally.

January 2025
Oxford, Oxfordshire

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