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by Houshalter 3815 days ago
I am in developer mode. It still doesn't let me use third party extensions. Here's a screenshot http://i.imgur.com/d5y8icz.png?1

Doing some more research, it looks like Chrome started doing this awhile ago to prevent malware, supposedly. You can now only get extensions through the Chrome web store.
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sina 3815 days ago
Hmm. I'm not sure what is wrong. I don't have a Google store developer account, otherwise I would have published it there.

Try this as a workaround:

  - clone the repo
  - go to chrome://extensions/
  - enable "Developer mode"
  - Click on "Load unpacked extension..." and select the cloned directory
The advantage of this method is that you will be able to upgrade the extension in the future with a git-pull!
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Houshalter 3815 days ago
This may only be an issue on windows. I will try your method, but I think extensions installed this way are also automatically disabled on restart.

I'm not asking you to publish it on the store just for me. I think the store is bullshit. They charge money from publishers, let in tons of malware, have automatic updates, and don't let people inspect the source.

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