Chromium Edge install Chrome extensions

How to install Chrome extensions on Microsoft Edge

Yes, you can install Chrome Web Store extensions on the Chromium version of Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, and here's how to do it.

Windows 10 has a new version of Microsoft Edge based on the Chromium rendering engine, and perhaps one of the best features is its support for Google Chrome extensions.

While it’s expected that developers will publish their extensions to the Microsoft Edge store, if you don’t want to wait, the new browser includes an option to install your favorite extensions directly from the Chrome Web Store. 

In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to add Google Chrome extensions to the Chromium version of Microsoft Edge for Windows 10.

How to install Chrome extensions on Microsoft Edge

Although Edge include support for extensions from other stores, such as from the Chrome Web Store, you need to enable the feature before you can install extensions. Here’s how to do it:

Enabling Chrome extension support

To enable Chrome extension support on the Chromium Edge browser, use these steps:

  1. Open Microsoft Edge.

  2. Click the Settings and more (threed-dotted) button in the top-right.

  3. Select the Extensions option.

    Microsoft Edge Chromium extensions option
    Microsoft Edge Chromium extensions option
  4. Turn on the Allow extensions from other stores toggle switch.

    Microsoft Edge enable Chrome extensions
    Microsoft Edge enable Chrome extensions
  5. Click the Allow button.

After completing the steps, you can use the Chrome Web Store to install any extension you want.

Installing Chrome extension

To install an extension from the Chrome Web Store on Microsoft Edge, use these steps:

  1. Open Chrome Web Store website.

  2. Search for the Chrome extension that you want to install on Microsoft Edge.

  3. Click the Add to Chrome button.

    Microsoft Edge Chromium install Chrome extension
    Microsoft Edge Chromium install Chrome extension
  4. Click the Add extension button.

Once you complete the steps, the extension should download and install automatically on the Chromium Edge browser just like in Google Chrome.

Update January 16, 2020: Originally published in April 2019, and revised in January 2020 to reflect changes with the final version of the browser.

About the author

Mauro Huculak is a Windows How-To Expert who started Pureinfotech in 2010 as an independent online publication. He has also been a Windows Central contributor for nearly a decade. Mauro has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides and creating professional videos about Windows and software, including Android and Linux. Before becoming a technology writer, he was an IT administrator for seven years. In total, Mauro has over 21 years of combined experience in technology. Throughout his career, he achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft (MSCA), Cisco (CCNP), VMware (VCP), and CompTIA (A+ and Network+), and he has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years. You can follow him on X (Twitter), YouTube, LinkedIn and About.me. Email him at [email protected].