Downloads extensions from Chrome WebStore and unpacks them, this makes it possible to install extensions offline via developer mode.
$ git clone https://github.com/gcarq/inoxunpack.git
$ cd inoxunpack
$ ./inoxunpack.py ublock-origin
inoxunpack.py [-h] [-v] [-t PATH] extension
Chromium extension downloader
positional arguments:
extension extension_id or preset (available presets are: [https-
everywhere, postman, ublock-origin, umatrix,
scriptsafe])
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-v, --version show program's version number and exit
-t PATH, --target PATH
target directory where extensions will be stored
Install Guide:
1. Visit chrome://extensions in your browser.
2. Ensure that the Developer mode checkbox in the top right-hand corner is checked.
3. Click Load unpacked extension… to pop up a file-selection dialog.
4. Navigate to the directory in which your extension files live, and select it.
Alternatively, you can drag and drop the directory where your extension files
live onto chrome://extensions in your browser to load it.