How to get raw files of extensions/add-ons in Microsoft Edge?

Question

I am trying to install multiple extensions to my Microsoft Edge. However, since I am primarily using my university's Microsoft account, I can't install extensions directly since the administrators do not give users permit to install extensions to web softwares (the same goes for other engine e.g., Chrome). However, I can work around this by unpacking the extension files manually. However, I can't seem to find raw files for the extensions. Here are the extensions that I want to install:

Adblock Plus

Mendeley Web Importer

Microsoft Editor

Going directly to the developer's websites also prompted the Edge Add-ons store, so it didn't work. Any insights? Thanks in advance

@ReddyLutonadio Files which I can manually load and unpack in the browser, so basically I'm thinking of downloading the extension file first, and then loading it in my browser — amedicalenthusiast, Aug 09 '22 at 15:17
So you want to download the extensions without installing them? — Reddy Lutonadio, Aug 09 '22 at 15:21
@ReddyLutonadio no I want to download the extension and install them manually, unlike the store which prompts us to install the extension automatically — amedicalenthusiast, Aug 09 '22 at 15:23
@ReddyLutonadio That answer doesn't work for Edge extensions, only Chrome extensions. When I try it, I'm getting error [[["er",null,null,null,null,400,null,null,null,3],["e",2,null,null,78]]]. — JamesTheAwesomeDude, Feb 14 '24 at 17:06

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 14 '24 at 17:23

The URL to nab a CRX from the Microsoft store for Edge is exactly this:

https://edge.microsoft.com/extensionwebstorebase/v1/crx?x=id%3Dxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx%26installsource%3Dondemand&response=redirect

For example, this link will download the Edge CRX file for the latest release of uBlock Origin.

Note you will have to go into File Explorer or whatever and add the .crx extension yourself; the downloads are given extensionless GUID blob names.

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How to get raw files of extensions/add-ons in Microsoft Edge?

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