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Re:Unable to deal with Chrome Extension Team, Kozmos is shut... by lonelappde on Saturday May 23, 2020 @06:34PM (#23287184)
I thought Google banned sideloading unapproved extensions on Windows and Mac.

https://developer.chrome.com/apps/external_extensions

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Re:Unable to deal with Chrome Extension Team, Kozmos is shut... by kristofferR on Saturday May 23, 2020 @06:38PM (#23287211)
Well, you can enable developer mode, extract the extension, add it manually, re-enable developer mode every time Chrome starts, and manually update to each new version...
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Re:Unable to deal with Chrome Extension Team, Kozmos is shut... by nikodunk on Saturday May 23, 2020 @07:41PM (#23287653)
No need to re-enable it every time Chrome starts.
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Re:Unable to deal with Chrome Extension Team, Kozmos is shut... by geza on Saturday May 23, 2020 @06:39PM (#23287217)
I meant distribution as a zip file that you can load in developer mode, like the installation instructions for Bypass Paywall ( https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome ). It's not a very user friendly installation process but it still works. But yes, CRX-based sideloading no longer works on Chrome.
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Re:Unable to deal with Chrome Extension Team, Kozmos is shut... by tech234a on Saturday May 23, 2020 @08:55PM (#23288117)
I believe CRX-based sideloading is still a Chromium feature. For example, if I turn on developer mode in Vivaldi, I can drag a CRX onto the extensions page and install it without a problem.
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