CODEWITHSUNDEEP
google-chromegoogle-chrome-extension
egwene sedai
egwene sedai

Reputation: 433

chrome local extension via group policy

I wrote a small chrome extension intended for my personal using. Up until now, I've been able to load that unpacked into the dev channel of chrome without the dev mode warning of the stable/beta channels. However, this feature will be removed soon and I'm looking for ways to continue using this custom extension. According to the support page, it's possible via group policy, but I've been unable to do that since the extension lives locally on my hard drive and the ExtensionInstallForcelist in the policy requires an update url. I know I can pay the $5 reg fee and publish the extension privately, but I do not want to pay for an extension that only I am using. Is there a way to load extension not from the chrome store into chrome, where the extension is only available locally on the hard drive? Simply loading it unpacked will give a "dev mode" warning every time chrome starts and that's annoying.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1607

Answers (2)

Oleg Butko
Oleg Butko

Reputation: 56

You can try another browser based on Chromium. Or Chromium itself. Or Chromium Portable for specific moments related to the extension.

Upvotes: 0

miketreacy
miketreacy

Reputation: 1120

I'd recommend reviewing this documentation on Google's Chrome Developer site if you haven't already. Hopefully, it'll be of some help.

The other alternatives are to pay the $5 or use a Google for Work account. GfW accounts are able to host apps for free if there only being made available to accounts within the domain. If you're not already using this type of account this won't be much help as they're about $5 a month + domain registration but I figured it was worth mentioning as an option :)

Upvotes: 0

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