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Is there an easy way to view the source code of a chrome extension without having to install it?
There is no crx file, just the usual webstore url with the long string of random characters at the end.
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There's however an easy workaround to this problem. First download the CRX file of any Chrome extension /web-app to your computer. Then click the Settings icon in Chrome (previously a Wrench icon) and go to Tools -> Extensions. Drag and drop the CRX file on this page and Chrome will gladly install the add-on.
When extensions are installed into Chrome they are extracted into the C:\Users\[login_name]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions folder. Each extension will be stored in its own folder named after the ID of the extension.
Install Chrome extension source viewer to get a button at the Chrome Web store. This button allows you to download the extension in a zip file.
It also offers a built-in source viewer, so you don't have to extract the files yourself.
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Disclaimer: I wrote the extension.
If you want a bookmarklet which generates a wget command, see this answer.
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