Ok. I just found out that the accepted answer's method is not working. It was actually working a few months back. So, when I came here to copy the link (I had forgotten) I found that its not working. Here's what I did to get the CRX file.
Note: You will need the Chrome Extensions's ID for this. I am referring it to as $ID$
. You can get the $ID$
from the URL of the Chrome Extension page.
Go to Chrome's Extensions page (chrome://extensions/)
Enable the developer mode (check the developer mode box)
![enter image description here](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.sstatic.net/0mbxP.png)
Click on the "Pack extension" button. Give the "Extension root directory" as:
a. Unix, ~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Extensions/$ID$
b. Windows, C:\Users\<Your_User_Name>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\$ID$
c. OSX, ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Extensions/$ID$
Leave the "Private Key" field blank" and click "Pack extension".
You will find the .CRX
file in the same directory as ~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Extensions/$ID$
(or other respective directories for Windows and OS X)
(Note: The .CRX
file is just a .ZIP
file. If all you want to do is to extract extension after getting it, you can just find the unpacked extension at <previous folder>/Extensions/$ID$
you don't need to follow above steps. You would need to follow above steps only if you specifically need the .CRX
file)
I wish I could download the plugin and then use the file to install it, but the only option I have is to install.
Why not? Don’t left-click while holdingAlt
, that will try to install it. Instead, right-click and select Save As. Also, this question asked how to copy an extension from one system to another, in case you need to copy an extension that’s already installed.