How to install chrome apps and extensions (.crx files) manually for testing and development ?

While developing the chrome applications and extensions, one has to install the apps/extensions in chrome manually before publishing to the chrome web store. Following are the steps to install them manually :

• Open Chrome browser

• Go to chrome://extensions/

• Enable developer mode

• Click Load Unpacked Extension, and select the .crx file

• You should see the installed extension here chrome://apps/

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