NewsGuard's rating shields and labels help users know which news and information websites to trust.
NewsGuard is available to install from Chrome Web Store and for download from this page. It has 40,000+ active users The latest version is 5.8, and it was published 3 months ago.
Install from Chrome Web StoreTotal download count: 206
All available versions
You can find the current and older versions of NewsGuard here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.
As a free user, you can only download the latest version.
Upgrade to download older versions
36 versions available for download. Install CRX file
Option 1: The easy way (for Windows users only)
- 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!
- Type in
chrome://restart
in the URL bar to restart the browser for the changes to take effect. - Download and install the NewsGuard CRX file
Option 2: Advanced method
- Download NewsGuard CRX file
- 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.
- In the URL bar, go to
chrome://extensions
- Enable Developer mode
- Drag and drop the downloaded NewsGuard CRX file into the Extensions page
- When prompted, click Add extension to install NewsGuard.
Install ZIP file
- Download and unpack the NewsGuard ZIP file to a directory of your choice.
- In Chrome browser, go to
chrome://extensions
- Enable Developer mode.
- Click on the Load Unpacked button.
- Select the directory of with the unpacked NewsGuard ZIP file from step 1. NewsGuard is now installed on your browser.
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