Installation

One click from the store, or manually from an archive.

From the extension store

The usual path: one click, and the extension updates itself.

Install from the store

Manually from an archive

Before you start: download the archive in your account and unpack it into a permanent folder — not into a temporary or downloads folder you might clear later. Then eight steps, numbered on the screenshots themselves.

1
Open the Chrome menu (three dots to the right of the address bar) and hover over «Extensions».
2
In the submenu choose «Manage Extensions». The same screen opens by typing chrome://extensions in the address bar (in Microsoft Edge — edge://extensions).
Chrome menu: «Extensions» marked 1, «Manage Extensions» in the submenu marked 2
Steps 1 and 2: the path to the extensions page through the browser menu.
3
On that page turn on «Developer mode» — the switch in the top-right corner. Without it the button from step 4 simply is not there.
The «Developer mode» switch in the top-right corner of the extensions page, turned on
Step 3: the switch in the top-right corner.
4
The «Load unpacked» button appears in the top-left corner — click it.
The «Load unpacked» button in the top-left corner of the extensions page
Step 4: the button shows up only when developer mode is on.
5
In the dialog pick the unpacked folder — the one that holds manifest.json next to _locales, assets and chunks.
Folder picker: inside the unpacked folder you can see _locales, assets, chunks, content-scripts, icon
Step 5: step INSIDE the unpacked folder — do not pick its parent.
The common mistake. Pick the folder that contains manifest.json — not the archive itself and not the folder above it. If the browser says the manifest is missing, you are one level too high: step inside.
6
A CrawlRover card appears in the list. Check that the switch on its right is on: a disabled extension is installed but does nothing.
The CrawlRover card in the extensions list with the switch on its right turned on
Step 6: the card shows up as soon as the folder is loaded.
7
Click the puzzle-piece icon to the right of the address bar and pin CrawlRover — the icon then stays on the toolbar instead of hiding.
8
Click CrawlRover — the side panel opens. That is the whole installation.
Extensions menu: the pin next to CrawlRover marked 7 and the extension row itself marked 8
Steps 7 and 8: the pin keeps the icon visible, the row opens the panel.
Updates. A manually installed extension does not update automatically. When a new version ships, download the archive again and repeat steps 1 and 4 — the browser replaces the previous version.
Two copies side by side. The full version installs separately from the store one: the browser treats them as different extensions. Disable the store copy on the extensions page to avoid confusion.

If something goes wrong

  • No «Load unpacked» button — Developer mode is off (step 3).
  • The browser reports a corrupt package — the archive downloaded partially; download it again.
  • The extension disappeared after a browser restart — the folder was moved or deleted; it must stay in place.
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