How to manually install extensions?

Fefini

How to manually install extensions from Github to Vivaldi please? Thank you for your advice.

nomadic

@fefini Go to vivaldi://extensions/ and in the top right corner, you will find a toggle called Developer mode.

Once you activate that option, 3 buttons should appear near the top left of the page. Click Load unpacked and navigate to the folder containing the unpacked extension files (the directory level that should contain a file called manifest.json).

Then you are all set!

A Former User

Usually it is more practical to pack the extension first, as that doesn’t break when you reorganise your file system.

(Instead of load unpacked, click pack extension & select the relevant folder. Install the created .crx file by drag-&-dropping it onto the extensions page. Keep the .pem file for when you’ll be updating the extension; when you pack it the next time, select the file in the other field in the dialogue.)

nomadic

@potmeklecbohdan Whenever I manually install an extension, it is probably because I wanted to tinker with the code, so leaving it as unpacked usually makes sense for me

But that probably isn't the case here, so solid advice.

I did once wonder why one of my extensions stopped working after doing some folder restructuring, but only once, I swear...

Fefini

Thanks.