Google today announced the beta version of Google Chrome for Mac and Linux along with the launch of Google Chrome Extensions gallery.
However, unlike Linux and Windows version of Chrome, the Mac version does not have support for Chrome extensions yet.
Thankfully DotSpots founder Matt Mastracci and a blogger over at Grack.com have come to the rescue. Although not officially supported, the duo have come up with a quick and easy way to get Chrome extensions working on a mac.
Their instructions:
Frag this button to your toolbar: Enable Extension Install
Try it out on the DotSpots extension page here. Click the bookmarklet and the Install button will be activated.
You need to use the development version of Chromium on Mac for this to work. You can grab the latest release here (scroll to the bottom).
TechCrunch via Grack.com
no use to me if u still have to update to another chrome build to use this.. today was beta day and google missed part of the mark :(
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Thanks for the link – the bookmarklet on my blog is slightly different now, though.
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In which version works? Cause on today’s beta, its’ not working
The article above says you have to use the latest version of Chromium browser not the beta.
http://build.chromium.org/buildbot/snapshots/chromium-rel-mac/
Scroll to the bottom of the page to get the lateset version. This list is updated many times a day. So keep checking back for new builds.
You said the W word. On Digg.Prepare to feel the fury of a thousand angry hipsters.
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I am impressed as hell with Chrome and it’s probably got a chance to beat firefox as my browser, but NOT until full support for extensions comes around.
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The problem with extensions is that they slow Chrome way down and give the extension author access to your personal data. It tells you this when you install extensions for the Windows version.
It’s not bad at all, I have to say though it still feels slight;y slower than the Safari WebKit nightlies that I use, so I’m not that tempted to switch away yet.
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You mom got a chrome extension on her mac
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Doesn’t seem to work for me with the adsweep extension. Anyone had luck?
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Man, it must suck so hard to not know unix. I guess if Windows is all you ever learned, good for you. *rolls eyes*
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Maybe you didn’t understand the point of the article…or well…most things
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as opposed to the whining of a thousand people who never bothered to learn more than the first OS they ever saw?
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It’s funny. I used to think that the Mac Fanboys and Mac Haters were about half and half here on Digg. I have to say, however, that the first ones to fire seem to be the haters. Just like this fucking guy.
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> In which version works? Cause on today’s beta, its’ not working
for me too. not working. i installed the dev version of this morning 4.0.249.30
…OK so WTF is everyone on about with Google Chrome? It is a complete RIP OFF of Safari 4… Google Chrome = FAIL for originality.. EPIC FAIL
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The primary goal of the Google Chrome’s design was to improve the speed, security, interface, and stability in comparison with the already existing browsers. The Google Browser Chrome was put together from 26 different Google code libraries in combination with other from third parties, for instance Netscapesource: http:www.technologyb2b.com
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4.0.249.30 is not Chromium.
The title of the entry is a little misleading; you have to read the whole article to realize that this is NOT how to get extensions for Chrome working.
Chrome vs Chromium …
Hi, i just wanted to say there are around 50+ extensions already released for google chrome at ChromePlugins.org forum. They also got Adblocker extension and other alternatives as well.Technology News Blogs http://www.technologyb2b.com
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tool…
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no luck here. button activates but clicking it does nothing
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lol yeah because Chrome wasn’t released before the Safari 4 beta /s(I’m a Safari user, but I’m not ignorant)
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Ahhh there we go. you have to use the bookmarklet found on the original site.http://grack.com/blog/2009/12/08/re-enable-install …It’s a shame that whoever submitted this didn’t use that link to begin with
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I can confirm this too. I guess something better would be released soon.
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Let me stop Animated Gif’s!
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> The title of the entry is a little misleading;
indeed… :-/
thanx for the info
Chrome != Chromium
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@OrbitalThat’s because most reasonable diggers don’t care if someone prefers Windows over a Mac or vice-versa. However on both sides there are still plenty of truly butt-hurt people that can’t stand it that someone would prefer a device or OS over what choice they made.
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Same here. Tried the RSS extension, which I desperately want.
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guys,.. use the bookmarklet in the article that this one sourced as per my other comment. that one works
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@enantiodromia – I use both Windows (XP, 7) and Linux (Arch, OpenSUSE, Ubuntu) on my personal machines at home. I’ve also tried OSX. I can honestly say that there is nothing unique to OSX that would justify buying a Mac, at least to me.@Orbital101 – It’s called trolling. Really, I could care less what OS you’re running. It just so happens that Mac fanboys are very easily trolled, and trolling is fun.Say to a Windows user, "Your operating system is very buggy and full of security holes. You shouldn’t use it." and they’ll typically shrug and probably agree with you.Say to a Mac user, "Macs don’t support a lot of the software that I use on a regular basis, so I won’t be buying one and joining your club." and they get really uptight and offended, reacting as if you just pulled your dick out in the middle of that sentence.@MacParrot – Again, I could care less about what OS one chooses to use. It doesn’t matter what side of the fence they’re on, I can’t stand fanboys who act like buying a product makes them part of a social movement or community, shunning all outsiders. This goes for fanboys of Mac, Windows and Linux. Fanboys are blind idiots, regardless of what brand of computer they use.
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@bloodinmystooldug for "reacting as if you just pulled your dick out in the middle of that sentence." lmao
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I answer questions in the Google Chrome Support forum at Google Support.
If you are good with a Mac it would be great if you could find time to help answer questions there.
I don’t have a Mac. So, I can only help a little with those questions.
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Chrome?hl=en
@bloodinurstool,"tried OS X" doesn’t sound like you really used it for more than a few minutes, honestly. OS X is more Windows than Linux, and more Linux that Windows. you don’t see that as pretty nice? you sound like a dude who appreciates several OS’s on various machines, so why not unify them into one?
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