


A network admin wants to install the same extensions throughout their organization.Īn extension that is not installed from the Chrome Web Store is known as an external extension.An extension is associated with some other software, and the extension should be installed whenever the user installs that other software.Usually, users install extensions from the Chrome Web Store, but sometimes you might want an extension to be installed via other means. Failure to comply with one of these distribution methods constitutes a violation of the Chrome extension policy and may result in the extension and/or the software distributing it to be flagged as unwanted software. You will find a section on upgrading in the navigation tree at left, including the Manifest V2 support timeline.Īll Chrome extensions must be distributed either directly from the Chrome Web Store or by using the mechanisms described below. Please use Manifest V3 when building new extensions. The Chrome Web Store no longer acceppts Manifest V2 extensions.
