Where To Find Add Ons In Google Chrome

How to manage (add, delete or disable) add-ons in Google Chrome

by Bradley Nice, Content Manager at ClickHelp — all-in-i help authoring tool

Not so long ago, Google Chrome got one actually peculiar feature, and I thought I'd share this with y'all, and also go over how else you can manage your extensions (just in case).

Adding Chrome Extension

So, you want to heighten your workflow with some extension, huh? The right place to become them would exist Chrome Web Store (and this store only, other places might contain viruses or malware). There are 2 means you can get to it:

Googling "Chrome Web Shop" and going there
ane) In the Chrome menu (three dots in the upper-correct corner), select More tools -> Extensions
2) Hit the hamburger menu (upper-left corner) and at the bottom of it, click "Open Chrome Web Store" link.

After that, just look for whatsoever suits y'all, and on the extension page click "Add to Chrome" — it's a pretty straightforward operation.

Extensions Toolbar Menu

And so, you've installed a couple of Chrome extensions. Or maybe a dozen? if you're like me, you must be bellyaching by the number of excessive icons displayed at the same time. Virtually of the extensions can't even exist interacted with, so why have their icons? Of course, you lot could always drag the right side of the address bar to expand information technology, thus hiding the extra icons. But what if you're however annoyed past the very fact they are there, only still can't get rid of the extensions or have to interact with them from time to time?

Now this is where this new feature comes in. Hither's how you tin can enable it:

Open a new tab and input chrome://flags
With the help of the search bar up top, search for Extensions Toolbar Menu
Enable the only setting that will come up

After this, yous'll be prompted to relaunch Chrome. Practise information technology, and from now on, instead of dozens icons, all you'll see is a single Extension Menu push:

Remove or Disable Chrome Extension

At present, if y'all would like to remove a certain extension, the fastest way would bo to right-click its icon in the summit bar, and and then choose "Remove from Chrome…" option.

If y'all only need to disable the extension without deleting information technology, then you should practice the following:

In Chrome menu (click the three dots in the upper-correct corner), select More tools -> Extensions
Or, alternatively, input chrome://extensions in the address bar
And so detect the extension you want to delete and hit that switch!

Y'all can say "this is rookie stuff!", and y'all might be right. Just you'll exist surprised how many people find such "simple" tasks challenging. Some of my coworkers didn't fifty-fifty know that there are extensions for Chrome! Then I hope this article will shed some light on the ways you tin can manage your extensions.

Take a dainty day!

Bradley Overnice, Content Managing director at ClickHelp.com — all-time online documentation tool for SaaS vendors