Keep Manifest V2

This Google Chrome policy allows users to continue using their Manifest V2 plugins until June 2025 (Enterprise End of Life).

Google Chrome Manifest V2 Deprecation Timeline Microsoft Edge Manifest V2 Deprecation Timeline

Windows Registry

To enable Manifest V2, download and import the Enable_ManifestV2.reg file. If you wish to revert to the original settings, download and import the Disable_ManifestV2.reg file.

If you want only apply this policy to Chrome or Edge, you can download seperate .reg file from /Windows

Linux

To enable Manifest V2 in Linux, we need put a policy json in specific location.

Google Chrome: /etc/opt/chrome/policies/managed
Microsoft Edge: /etc/opt/edge/policies/managed

You can execute following command to enable or disable Manifest V2 on Linux.

# Enable
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/KiritoMiao/keep-manifest-v2/main/Linux/enable.sh | sudo bash

# Disable
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/KiritoMiao/keep-manifest-v2/main/Linux/disable.sh | sudo bash

Verifying the Policy

To check the currently enabled policies, visit chrome://policy or edge://policy in your browser.