
Hi @Michael Kiesel ,
Unfortunately, I am afraid that you cannot achieve your needs through this method. According to this document, you can know that Windows and Mac installs must come from Chrome Web Store, and install external extensions through local crx files are not allowed.
So I think what you can do is upload the extension to the store (Chrome Web store) or (Microsoft store), then you can download the .crx file from the store to install it locally.
Best regards,
Xudong Peng
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