The location of the CRX file- This can either be a local directory or a network share.The extension version- This appears in the extension management page chrome://extensions or in the manifest JSON file. The extension ID- This can be found in the extension management page chrome://extensions. If you are distributing to Linux users from a local file, you will need to package a CRX file and note the following information: The extension's ID- This can be found in the Chrome Web Store URL of the extension.If you are distributing an extension hosted in the Chrome Web Store, you must first publish the extension. # Before you begin # Installing from the Chrome Web Store As of Chrome 44, no external installs are allowed from a path to a local CRX file on Mac OS (see Continuing to protect Chrome users from malicious extensions). Windows and Mac installs must come from Chrome Web Store: As of Chrome 33, no external installs are allowed from a path to a local CRX file on Windows (see Protecting Windows users from malicious extensions).
