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Google News is available to install from Chrome Web Store and for download from this page. It has 500,000+ active users The latest version is 3.1.1, and it was published 2 years ago.

All available versions

You can find the current and older versions of Google News here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.

As a free user, you can only download the latest version.

How to install Google News from a CRX file

Option 1: The easy way (for Windows users only)

1. Download and run chrome-stats.exe file on your PC. This method will allow you to install Chrome extensions directly from chrome-stats.com in one click. You only need to do this once!
2. Type in chrome://restart in the URL bar to restart the browser for the changes to take effect.
3. Download and install the Google News CRX file

Option 2: Advanced method

1. Download Google News CRX file
2. NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Chrome Web Store. If so, you may need to use option 1, or download the ZIP file instead.
3. In the URL bar, go to chrome://extensions
4. Enable Developer mode
5. Drag and drop the downloaded Google News CRX file into the Extensions page
6. When prompted, click Add extension to install Google News.

How to install Google News from a ZIP file

1. Download and unpack the Google News ZIP file to a directory of your choice.
2. In Chrome browser, go to chrome://extensions
3. Enable Developer mode.
4. Click on the Load Unpacked button.
5. Select the directory of with the unpacked Google News ZIP file from step 1. Google News is now installed on your browser.