Explain XKCD Link

Create a link on every XKCD comic to its corresponding Explain XKCD page.

Explain XKCD Link is available for download. It had 19 active users before it was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-01-07, and it has been downloaded from Chrome-Stats 4 times. The latest version is 1.0, and it was published 3 years ago. Be careful when installing it.

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Total download count: 4 (Only count downloads from Chrome-Stats)

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Install 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 Explain XKCD Link CRX file

Option 2: Advanced method

  1. Download Explain XKCD Link 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 Explain XKCD Link CRX file into the Extensions page
  6. When prompted, click Add extension to install Explain XKCD Link.

Install ZIP file

  1. Download and unpack the Explain XKCD Link 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 Explain XKCD Link ZIP file from step 1. Explain XKCD Link is now installed on your browser.

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