

Since Windows is tacitly unfamiliar with the file format, you’ll get a popup screen similar to the one pictured above. And if you download it first, you’ll need to know how to install it once you’re sure it won’t make your computer implode. That’s something you can’t exactly do if you install it right off the bat so it might behoove you to download it first.

Further, you might occasionally want to scan an extension for viruses and malware. At some point, you may be required to download and install an extension on your own, through alternative means. For one, not every extension out there will allow an installation directly through Chrome.

There’s a few reasons it might be useful to know how to open and install. Usually, these files are installed directly through Chrome by accessing the developer’s website or the Chrome web store and clicking the ‘install’ key. crx files are Angry Birds, Flixster, Beatlab…you get the idea. Basically, these are the additional extensions that run within the Chrome web browser. crx file is known as a Chrome Extension File.
