Update Google Chrome Extensions Manually

Update Google Chrome Extensions Manually 

The same behaviour also applies to Google Chrome's extensions. There are a huge number of Chrome extensions that add functionality to your browser, giving you another reason to use Google's browser. You've got great extensions that can improve Gmail, save your YouTube videos, or even block out cricket and other topics you don't like on the Web.

Much of this is possible with Mozilla Firefox as well, but there's a big difference. The Chrome extensions just update themselves in the background, unlike many addons in Mozilla Firefox that ask you to restart the browser to manually apply the latest update.

Here's how you can manually update your Google Chrome extensions:

1. Open Google Chrome on your computer.
2. In the address bar, type chrome://extensions. Alternatively, you may go to the hamburger icon (three horizontal lines) on the top-right > Settings. Now clickExtensions on the left sidebar.
3. At the top of the extensions page, check Developer mode. This is next to the bigExtensions text right at the top.
4. Click Update extensions now under Developer mode.

This will manually update all of you extensions to the latest version available using Chrome's extension updater process. However, you can also manually update an individual extension by directly downloading it from the developer's website. Follow these steps:

1. Download the extension file (should end in .CRX) from the developer's website. When you try to download it, Chrome will warn you that this kind of file can be used to harm your computer. Click Keep to continue.
2. Open the extensions page and enable developer mode in Chrome as explained above. Delete the old extension by clicking on the trashcan icon to its right, and clicking on Remove.
3. Locate the .CRX file you downloaded, and drag and drop it into the extensions page.
4. You will be asked to confirm the installation. Click Add. That's it, the new version will be installed.