Opera 74 adds Native Chrome Web Store extensions installation support

[silversurfer]

Opera 74 supports the native installation of Chrome extensions

1. Launch Opera browser
2. Visit opera:///flags page
3. Search for “Native Chrome webstore extensions installation”
   
   
4. Select Enabled and restart the browser.
5. Head over to Chrome Web Store Extensions repository and try to install an extension, when the “Add to Opera” button appears, click it.

Source: Opera 74 adds Native Chrome Web Store extensions installation support

Opera 74 adds Native Chrome Web Store extensions installation support

Opera has an add-ons store that contains very few extensions. Opera based on Chromium supports Chrome Extensions, but till now, to install extensions from Chrome Web Store in Opera, you must first install Opera addon named “Install Chrome extensions”. After that, you can install any Chrome...

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[silversurfer]

I tried out to confirm on the latest developer version Opera 74.0.3904.0
This related flag is available: Native Chrome webstore extensions installation

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Does this mean they are giving up on their own store?
That would be a loss because the store form Opera has less problems with malware than the one from Google.

 

[silversurfer]

Does this mean they are giving up on their own store?
That would be a loss because the store form Opera has less problems with malware than the one from Google.

Probably the reason is more this addon/extension by Opera:

Install Chrome Extensions allows you to install extensions from Google Chrome Web Store in your Opera browser.

Install Chrome Extensions

Install Chrome Extensions allows you to install extensions from Google Chrome Web Store in your Opera browser. You can install extensions only. Themes are not supported. To use this extension: 1. Go to https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions and pick an extension. 2. Click ‘Add...

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