

If you don't have such a program, I recommend 7-zip. Any capable zip program should be able to open it. CRX files are zip files with a different header. If you have a crx file, then it needs to be extracted first. Select the directory containing your unpacked extension.Click on the "Load unpacked extension." button.Enable Developer mode by ticking the checkbox in the upper-right corner.Visit chrome://extensions (via omnibox or menu -> Tools -> Extensions).

Įxtensions can be loaded in unpacked mode by following the following steps: The only way for Windows users to use unpacked extensions without such dialogs is to switch to Chrome on the developer channel, by installing. Windows users can also load an unpacked extension, but they will always see an information bubble with "Disable developer mode extensions" when they start Chrome or open a new incognito window, which is really annoying. Users of other operating systems (Linux, Mac, Chrome OS) can easily install unpacked extensions (in developer mode). For regular Windows users who are not skilled with computers, it is practically not possible to install and use extensions from outside the Chrome Web Store.
