<![CDATA[Extension to allow downloading of Chrome extensions]]>Just installed this and it doesn't work. It hase been suggested that I need to disable flachblocker but AFAIK this is not installed Help

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/8511/extension-to-allow-downloading-of-chrome-extensionsRSS for NodeMon, 16 Mar 2026 11:23:23 GMTSat, 07 Mar 2015 13:42:32 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Extension to allow downloading of Chrome extensions on Sun, 08 Mar 2015 13:35:23 GMT]]>All that's there are the Opera extensions I installed way back. Disabling them makes no difference.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/68829https://forums.opera.com/post/68829Sun, 08 Mar 2015 13:35:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Extension to allow downloading of Chrome extensions on Sun, 08 Mar 2015 11:34:27 GMT]]>Open up your extensions manager and see if theres anything at all in there. If there is disable it, restart the browser and try installing an extension again.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/68824https://forums.opera.com/post/68824Sun, 08 Mar 2015 11:34:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Extension to allow downloading of Chrome extensions on Sun, 08 Mar 2015 11:00:59 GMT]]>Clicking on the red opera button causes the display of a checking message and nothing happens after that no natterhow long one waits. Tried to install a number of extensions - same non result every time.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/68821https://forums.opera.com/post/68821Sun, 08 Mar 2015 11:00:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Extension to allow downloading of Chrome extensions on Sun, 08 Mar 2015 02:27:13 GMT]]>

Even when both browsers are based on the same foundation and people very obviously need things that extensions provide?

Being based on the same engine doesn't mean that both can use the same extensions. There are things that Opera has that Chrome hasn't and vice-versa.

And what security reasons?

Extensions in Opera's Extensions page are verified before going available in the page while extensions from external sources may or may not be verified.

That's one of the reasons for Opera to difficult the installation of extensions from unknow sources since a long time.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/68790https://forums.opera.com/post/68790Sun, 08 Mar 2015 02:27:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Extension to allow downloading of Chrome extensions on Sun, 08 Mar 2015 00:09:01 GMT]]>While Opera and Chrome are based on the same rendering engines they are different enough that some Chrome extensions don't work with Opera. Making Opera support Chrome extensions by default would be a huge nightmare if something broke that was 'officially' supported. As it is its quite easy to port most extensions over to Opera and any developers that have fails to do so by now probably don't care enough to bother. Most of the major extensions have native Opera releases already. Either way, Opera is not ignoring extensions. Ignoring and not supporting someone else's stuff out of the box are not the same thing.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/68779https://forums.opera.com/post/68779Sun, 08 Mar 2015 00:09:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Extension to allow downloading of Chrome extensions on Sat, 07 Mar 2015 22:30:38 GMT]]>Even when both browsers are based on the same foundation and people very obviously need things that extensions provide? It seems to me that Opera once before went the route of ignoring extensions for too long. Didn't work out well for them.

And what security reasons? They could probably improve on security, if anything, as compared to using an old extension provided by "theprovider."

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/68776https://forums.opera.com/post/68776Sat, 07 Mar 2015 22:30:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Extension to allow downloading of Chrome extensions on Sat, 07 Mar 2015 21:15:57 GMT]]>

There's no way that after all this time the ability to install Chrome extensions in Opera itself requires an extension

For me it doesn't make any sense that Opera could allow installing extensions for other browser natively. Also, it's well known that it doesn't happen due to security reasons.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/68770https://forums.opera.com/post/68770Sat, 07 Mar 2015 21:15:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Extension to allow downloading of Chrome extensions on Sat, 07 Mar 2015 19:39:14 GMT]]>There's no way that after all this time the ability to install Chrome extensions in Opera itself requires an extension. It can't be that difficult for Opera to implement this, as has been proven by another browser recently.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/68759https://forums.opera.com/post/68759Sat, 07 Mar 2015 19:39:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Extension to allow downloading of Chrome extensions on Sat, 07 Mar 2015 16:09:46 GMT]]>I just tested it on latest developer (29.0.1794.0 )
after you install "download chrome extension" extension from opera addons page
go to chrome web store and find what you want (I tested it with first that I stumble upon)
there will be red button saying add to Opera--- click it
a top bar will show with info that extension is disabled (because is not Opera native), and there is a button GO at the far right
click GO and it will take you to Opera extensions page where you need to confirm installation (click install)

Which one of these steps didn't worked?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/68748https://forums.opera.com/post/68748Sat, 07 Mar 2015 16:09:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Extension to allow downloading of Chrome extensions on Sat, 07 Mar 2015 15:03:48 GMT]]>No not working on my installation I can install the extension but nothing works - ie I can't see much less down load any Chrome extensions and there is no icon showing.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/68740https://forums.opera.com/post/68740Sat, 07 Mar 2015 15:03:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Extension to allow downloading of Chrome extensions on Sat, 07 Mar 2015 14:06:30 GMT]]>if you are talking about Download Chrome Extension, it is working
but not all Chrome extensions can be installed in Opera (100% sure for chrome apps)
which extension on CWS is giving you problem?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/68737https://forums.opera.com/post/68737Sat, 07 Mar 2015 14:06:30 GMT