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open the extensions tab, and drag the crx link from github into the extensions tab continue button appears bottom left

• Houshalter 11y ago
  That worked, but when I restarted chrome, it was automatically disabled: https://i.imgur.com/zDEdoeK.png https://i.imgur.com/zDEdoeK.png The button to enable it on the extensions page is greyed out with a warning.
  • sina 11y ago
    Are you in developer mode? If not, enable "Developer mode" and try again. It's at the top of the chrome://extensions/ tab.
    • Houshalter 11y ago
      I am in developer mode. It still doesn't let me use third party extensions. Here's a screenshot http://i.imgur.com/d5y8icz.png?1 http://i.imgur.com/d5y8icz.png?1 Doing some more research, it looks like Chrome started doing this awhile ago to prevent malware, supposedly. You can now only get extensions through the Chrome web store.
      • sina 11y ago
        Hmm. I'm not sure what is wrong. I don't have a Google store developer account, otherwise I would have published it there. Try this as a workaround: - clone the repo - go to chrome://extensions/ - enable "Developer mode" - Click on "Load unpacked extension..." and select the cloned directory The advantage of this method is that you will be able to upgrade the extension in the future with a git-pull!
        • Houshalter 11y ago
          This may only be an issue on windows. I will try your method, but I think extensions installed this way are also automatically disabled on restart. I'm not asking you to publish it on the store just for me. I think the store is bullshit. They charge money from publishers, let in tons of malware, have automatic updates, and don't let people inspect the source.