A file with the .crx extension is primarily related to the Google Chrome web browser. It is basically a plug-in/extension file which is created by Chrome. Most commonly, these files are known as the Google Chrome extension files. The files with this extension are primarily the zipped files. The main purpose of the creation of these files is to more features to the browser. The . crx files provide extendibility to the Chrome web interface and they can be decompressed using the general compression-decompression programs and softwares.
These files with the CRX can be used to add more themes and other additional to the Google Chrome browsing window. As these files are in the compressed format, they can contain a large amount of data. Their contents may include the files with the .js and . json format. They may also have other executable files and image files, which are necessary to provide extendibility to the web browser. These small files are also used to install different types of the in-browser add-ons to facilitate it in a better way. These parent resources of these add-ons may be some gaming sites or the ad-blocker programs or even the news reader programs.
What can one do with this type of file format?
The CRX format files are very easy to use. They can be added on to the Chrome browser simply by dragging the files to the system’s extensions window. This can be done by going to the application menu and then choosing Window. In that, the extensions options should be selected. Another way of reaching to this window is by typing &qout;chrome: //chrome/extensions&qout; in the address bar. Also, whenever a user comes across a suitable file extension on Google Chrome, he can include the same to his browser by clicking the &qout;Add to Chrome&qout; button. After this is done, Chrome will automatically download the extension CRX for mat file and unzip it after which the file gets installed.
In the above process, the user never has to directly interact with the .crx files. They are just the temporary files by Chrome. Once an extension is installed, Chrome deletes the . crx file. Though Google Chrome is the most suitable program to open these files, they can also be extracted with 7-Zip and TUGZip programs. Another application related to these files is the Links Games Course File.
Open CRX File on Windows OS
- Look for an CRX file you need to open in Windows Explorer and double-click on it
- If the file doesn’t open automatically and you see a “Windows can’t open a file” message then you should search for a program which can open CRX file
- If you have a program which can open CRX file installed on your computer then launch that program and select “File” and then “Open” or similar options from its menu to open the CRX file
- If you don’t have the program installed then you need to try searching for “CRX wiki”, “how to open CRX file” in the search engine.
- Once you find the application, install it on your computer
- After the program is installed double-click on the CRX file to open it
File extensions are used by Windows operating system to specify what kind of information is stored in the file. Every file in Windows OS needs to have file extension and file extensions are used by Windows to determine which application it should use to open the file. Every application installed on Windows OS places information about which extensions it could open into the Windows registry and Windows uses this information to determine which application it should launch when user double-clicks on the file. If application which can open CRX file is not installed, then Windows will show ‘Windows can’t open CRX file’ message and buttons to either select an application on the computer which can open the file or to search the web for the application which can open CRX file.