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How do I find stored extensions when using multiple Chrome profiles?
Can modifying extension files directly cause issues in Chrome?
Go to chrome://system and click the Expand... button to the right of the extensions row. This provides a comma sorted list of all extensions. You can drag and highlight the list to copy.
This also has the benefit of only listing active extensions (since installed but deactivated extensions can be ruled out). For a complete list have them activate all extensions they have, refresh the chrome://system page and copy the now updated list.
Is there an easy way for the user to provide me with a list of installed extensions?
You can use BrowserAddonsView from Nirsoft:
BrowserAddonsView is a simple tool that displays the details of all Web browser addons/plugins installed in your system. BrowserAddonsView can scan and detect the addons of most popular Web browsers: Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer. For Chrome and Firefox, BrowserAddonsView detects and scans all Web browser profiles if there are multiple profiles.
Your can sort the output by "Web Browser" and then select the Chrome extensions.
Then either:
"File" > "Save Selected Items" to export to a text file, or
"View" > "HTML Report - Selected Items"
Here is an extract from the text file for my Chrome:
> type extensions.txt
==================================================
Item ID : cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb
Status : Enabled
Web Browser : Chrome
Addon Type : Extension
Name : Adblock Plus
Version : 1.12.4
Description : Used by over 50 million people, a free ad blocker that blocks ALL annoying ads, malware and tracking.
Title : Adblock Plus
Creator :
Install Time : 10/11/2016 11:20:33
Update Time :
Homepage URL :
Update URL : https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
Source URL :
Addon Filename : C:\Users\DavidPostill\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb\1.12.4_0\manifest.json
Addon File Created Time: 10/11/2016 11:20:31
Addon File Modified Time: 10/11/2016 11:20:32
Size :
Profile Folder : C:\Users\DavidPostill\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
==================================================
The user can email you this text file.
Disclaimer
I am not affiliated with Nirsoft in any way, I am just an end user of their software.
I'm a Chrome for Android user and I'd like to install some extensions, particularly an adblock and accept-all-cookies so my browsing experience wouldn't be the shitshow that it has been lately.
Any way of doing that with Chrome Android? Or some other similar browser?
Maybe I could use Brave browser, but how do I sync my passwords and history from my Google account?
Storage Location for Unpacked Extensions
Extension engine does not explicitly change their location or add a reference to its local paths, they are left in the place where there are selected from in all Operating Systems.
Ex: If I load a unpacked Extension from E:\Chrome Extension the unpacked Extension is still in the same location
Storage Location for Packed Extensions
Navigate to chrome://version/ and look for Profile Path, it is your default directory and Extensions Folder is where all the extensions, apps, themes are stored. (If you have several browser profiles set up in Chrome, you will want to view the chrome://version/ page from the profile where the extension is installed.)
Examples
Windows
If my Profile Path is %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default then my storage directory is:
C:\Users\<Your_User_Name>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions
Linux
~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Extensions/
MacOS
~/Library/Application\ Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Extensions
Chromium
~/.config/chromium/Default/Extensions
Since chrome has come up with the multiple profiles you will not get it directly in C:\Users\<Your_User_Name>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions but you have to first type chrome://version/ in a tab and then look out for Profile path inside that and after you reach to your profile path look for Extensions folder in it and then folder with the desired extension Id
If you have a browser button, right click it and hit manage extensions.
Create a keyword as a shortcut to the extensions panel.
Right-click on the omnibar and select Edit Search engines
Add a search engine with the values xtn / xtn / chrome://extensions/ and press Enter
Once you have created a shortcut you can use it like a web address in the url bar. To open the Chrome extensions panel type ext in the omnibar and hit Enter
This can be done to allow easy access to any of the internal Chrome functions.
This command: chrome://chrome-urls lists all Chrome internal URLs.
These extensions were turned off because they're no longer supported
Chrome recommends that you remove them.
many extensions on the chrome store itself, now report;
This extension is no longer available because it doesn't follow best practices for Chrome extensions.