Install Extensions

[Đạo Hứa]

I know that whenever we add or remove extensions Chrome will add and delete them in the Extension IDs file in /.config/google-chrome/Default/Extensions/IDs_filefolder (in Linux in my case). So can we legally install extensions locally by copying our unpacked extension folder into the Extensions file folder?

[Stefan Van Damme]

Hi there,

The Chrome web browser will check if that ID is in the Chrome Web Store. If not, then it will disable/delete that for security reasons.

See this official article about the alternative extension distribution options:

https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/mv2/external_extensions/

Thanks,
Stefan vd