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
Videos
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
So I am planning to buy a chromebook mostly for media consumption, but one my friend told me that we cannot add extension on chrome browser in chromebook. is that true ? ex. AdBlocker, Metamask.
I have an old Chromebook my mother gave me, It is Chrome OS version 93.0.4577.107
I'm not in a space where I'm able to buy another laptop, but needed one for several things in my life. So buying a new Chromebook is not an option, at least for a few more months. And tbh I'd rather spend money on windows.
I just want to download UBlock again and change my theme. Both things I cannot do on this version. What's weird is that some of my extensions did get installed when I set up the computer. Extensions that I wouldn't be able to download if they weren't already on my Chrome account. (Grammarly, Dark Reader, Save Image as, and a few others) So that leads me to hope there's a way to at the very least get some extensions running, even though the computer cannot update. I'm probably wrong though.
If the absolute only option is Linux, I know someone who will be able to do that for me. It's just not the best option for me as I have 0 experience with it, and tbh I'm lazy.
Let me know, if not I'll just keep using this one until I can buy a computer with ANY basic features still enabled.
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.
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.