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How do you launch a Chrome extension without going to the app store?

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00:00 How Do You Launch A Chrome Extension Without Going To The App Store?
00:40 Accepted Answer Score 26
01:18 Answer 2 Score 12
01:35 Answer 3 Score 7
01:58 Answer 4 Score 5
02:14 Answer 5 Score 2
02:30 Thank you

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https://superuser.com/questions/800143/h...

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 26


This update was a bit annoying. You can see it at chrome://apps/. For a quicker way to access it, you can:

You can now easily open the app.

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ANSWER 2

Score 12


As described in help page on how to Use the New Tab page, you can click the "Apps" button in the top left corner of the new tab page (#3 below).

New Tab Page




ANSWER 3

Score 7


If you don't see the "Apps" shortcut in the upper left corner on the new tab page, right click on the bar/area below the url/search box and check "Show apps shortcut"

(sorry, i didn't have enough cred to post a screenshot)




ANSWER 4

Score 5


You can now go in to chrome://apps/ and right click the app. There you can create a short to the desktop




ANSWER 5

Score 2


On UI in Google Chrome Version 79.0.3945.130 in bookmark bar enable showing of apps shortcut apps icon