Is there a way to send my Chrome Extension to testers before it being approved?

Question

I'm building a chrome extension, and have sent it for approval trough the Google Web Store Developer Dashboard. When I completed the process, I was informed that it may take several weeks for my extension to be reviwed for publishing. I chose to publish it only for testing. Is there a way for me to have some friends download it and test it before the reviewing process is complete? Thank you.

Answer 1

I realized later that after sending the extension for review, I can see a link for the extension in the store. This link is not publicly available, and can only be acessed by myself and accounts that I add as trusted testers on my "Account" page. After adding the e-mails for my friends, I can send them the link, and they will be able to download the extension from there. (The authorization for the testers has a small delay, but usually after 5 minutes they are able to see the extension page). This was exactly what I needed, and I think is simpler then sending the code to my friends.