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Iron Contributor

Dec 31, 2019

Drag and drop chrome extensions

I'm having issues dragging and dropping theme extensions in the extension part of Edge. I'm using the CRX file and still nothing.

QueenNini

Iron Contributor

Jan 09, 2020

Deleted Thank you very much. It was quite a surprise when I was unable to add extensions.

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Jan 13, 2020

QueenNini Our devs had some follow-up questions for you. To clarify: are you having trouble installing theme extensions normally or just installing via sideloading? And can you share more details about the process (are you using “load unpacked”?) and which specific themes aren’t working?

Thanks,

Fawkes (they/them)
Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge

QueenNini
Iron Contributor
Jan 14, 2020
Deleted I used the CRX extension from the Chrome store since Edge Beta is not compatible with Chrome themes. That was suggested in this community as an alternative for more themes than just light and dark. I don't use the load unpacked. What I do is:

1. go to the chrome store and go to themes.
2. Pick a theme and get the CRX code since I have the extension.
3. Save the CRX file.
4. Drag and drop the file.
When I try to do the drag and drop, there is a message with the circle with a line through it and the themes don't apply to browser.
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  Jan 14, 2020
  QueenNini Great, thank you for the details, I'll let them know right away.
  
  Fawkes (they/them)
  Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge
  - QueenNini
    Iron Contributor
    Jan 16, 2020
    Just to let you know the preinstalled new Edge the themes don't work either with the CRX extension.