Chrome Extension Installer#

Installs Chrome extensions to the user's Chrome profile on Ryans-MacBook-Air-2.local.

Methods#

Method 1 — Chrome Web Store URL (preferred)#

Open the extension's Chrome Web Store page directly in the user's Chrome. User clicks "Add to Chrome."

bash

open -a "Google Chrome" "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/<extension-id>"

Method 2 — Force-install via policy (no user click, macOS only)#

For extensions that need silent install, use macOS Chrome policy. Requires the extension ID.

1. Write the extension ID to Chrome's managed preferences:

bash

EXTENSION_ID="<id>"
PLIST="/Library/Managed Preferences/com.google.Chrome.plist"
sudo defaults write "$PLIST" ExtensionInstallForcelist -array-add "$EXTENSION_ID;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx"

1. Relaunch Chrome — extension installs automatically.

Method 3 — Load unpacked (dev/local extensions)#

bash

# Open Chrome with the extension loaded from a local directory
open -a "Google Chrome" --args --load-extension="/path/to/extension"

Finding extension IDs#

• From Chrome Web Store URL: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/NAME/**<ID_IS_HERE>**
• From installed extension: chrome://extensions → enable Developer Mode → ID shown under each extension

Known extensions on this Mac (Chrome Default profile)#

• html.to.design
• Anima
• Claude
• Codex (OpenClaw Browser Relay)
• Chrome Remote Desktop
• YouTube Summary by Glasp

Notes#

• Method 1 is always safe — opens the store page, user approves.
• Method 2 requires sudo and persists across Chrome updates.
• The OpenClaw sandbox browser ( profile=openclaw) is separate from the user's Chrome profile — extensions installed here do NOT appear there.