Google Chrome 21 broke the installation process for developers like Brand Thunder who host their own downloads. While we were working toward a fix for their August 15 release date – they pushed early resulting in downloads not working as of now.
Update: Installer for Windows Available
If you’re on a Windows PC, you’ll download a .EXE file. Save that file to your computer and double click to start the installation of your theme.
Mac & Linux Users:
Providing an installer actually increases the amount of work you. Because of that, please follow the instructions we originally posted below:
The manual steps you need to take are the type of experience we strive to provide our users. Until Google allows for a different option, the video is a good summary but text instructions also follow. This 50 second video from the fine people at Blogsolute offers a nice visual of what will be described below.
Google’s Instructions:
In Chrome, you can follow these steps to add the extension:
- Download the extension file from the website and save it to your computer (I’d recommend the desktop so it’s easy to find and remove when you’re done installing).
- Click the wrench icon on the browser toolbar.
- Select Tools > Extensions.
- Locate the extension file on your computer and drag the file onto the Extensions page.
- Review the list of permissions in the dialog that appears. If you would like to proceed, click Install.
Blog Posts with Installation Examples:
- Here’s the full post from Blogsolute where we found the video above: How To Install Chrome Extensions Offline Outside Web Store Manually
- Chrome 21 Userscript and Extension Workaround
Thank you for your understanding.
Thanks for the tutorial for installing chrome themes, never knew that the process was so simple. will follow it now, thanks for sharing