How to download Chrome extensions for installing in another computer?

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2014-04
  • Jader Dias

    A computer I use doesn't have access to chrome.google.com/extensions website. I wish I could download the plugin and then use the file to install it, but the only option I have is to install. The plugin is downloaded to a temporary folder with a random name, and I'm not able to identify it.

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  • evan.bovie

    I've wondered how to do this too. I found this blog article that has the solution (I edited it to bring it up-to-date):

    1. Find the ID of the extension you’re interested in. When on the details page of the extension, it will be something like 
      bfbmjmiodbnnpllbbbfblcplfjjepjdn
      after 
      https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/
    2. Paste this into Firefox (not Chrome): 
      https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx?response=redirect&x=id%3D~~~~%26uc
      and replacing ~~~~ with the extension ID.
    3. You’ll be prompted to save a CRX file. Drag this file to a Chrome window and proceed with installation
  • lspcity

    Or just use http://chrome-extension-downloader.com to download a chrome extension easily.

  • Tarun

    If you have access to the codebase for the .crx package, you can also install it directly in chrome by going to chrome://extensions/.

    Next click on "Load Unpacked Extensions" and select the root directory (of the code).

    The extension should work now.


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  • John

    I'm having a problem where Chrome won't ever fully start (cursor just spins indefinitely and can't use the any menus or buttons in Chrome). I think it is due to an extension I installed but since the browser is unresponsive, I can't do anything through Chrome itself.

    Is there a flag to disable all extensions for Chrome or a config file I can manually edit to disable extensions so I can figure out what exactly is causing it? I'd prefer to not have to blow it away and reinstall as I might just install the offending extension again (assuming that is what is causing the issue).


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  • jrc03c

    I could be wrong, but starting up in incognito mode prohibits Chrome from using extensions automatically (I think). You might be able to start with the --incognito flag and uninstall the offending extension. Let me know if that works!

  • Lamb

    You can press Shift+Esc to get Task Manager in chrome, and then kill the required extension.