.crx file install in chrome
I have just created a very simple chrome extension and it works fine. But when I converted to .crx file and try to open it with chrome, nothing happens. my chrome browser version is 19.0.1081.2 dev-m. My extension uses jquery-1.4.2.min. I could not understand whats the problem?
Update: appears to have stopped working since Chrome 80
Drag & Drop the '.crx' file on to the 'Extensions' page
Settings - icon > Tools > Extensions
( the 'hamburger' icon in the top-right corner )Enable Developer Mode ( toggle button in top-right corner )
Drag and drop the '.crx' extension file onto the Extensions page from step 1
( crx file should likely be in your Downloads directory )Install
Source: Chrome YouTube Downloader - install instructions
I had a similar issue where I was not able to either install a CRX file into Chrome.
It turns out that since I had my Downloads folder set to a network mapped drive, it would not allow Chrome to install any extensions and would either do nothing (drag and drop on Chrome) or ask me to download the extension (if I clicked a link from the Web Store).
Setting the Downloads folder to a local disk directory instead of a network directory allowed extensions to be installed.
Running: 20.0.1132.57 m