Computer Use Chrome extension is unavailable in Chrome Web Store; is there an offline installer?

the same for mac of intel/m chip

Same

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Windows
Codex Desktop

I have read that for EU region its not available, no idea how credible this statement is.

same!

same

I know the problem, if you are in hong kong, this extension is not available
Try switching your VPN to the US

Mine is the same. Even when the VPN is switched to the US, it still doesn't work.

Mine is the same. Even when the VPN is switched to the US, it still doesn't work.

@hu1990a It appears to be tied to the region associated with your Google account, rather than the region of your network connection.

switch vpn to a US work for me

@sylarXu It works for me as well. 👍

switch google proxy to US work for me

change the VPN, it is work!

Adding another reproduction that matches this issue.

User-visible state:

• Codex Settings -> Computer Use shows Google Chrome disabled with the German message: Von deiner Organisation deaktiviert oder in deiner Region nicht verfügbar (Disabled by your organization or unavailable in your region).
• The Codex Chrome extension had previously been installed and showed connected, but after uninstalling it cannot be reinstalled through the documented Chrome Web Store URL.
• Opening https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/codex/hehggadaopoacecdllhhajmbjkdcmajg redirects to /detail/hehggadaopoacecdllhhajmbjkdcmajg/error and the Chrome Web Store page shows: Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar (This item is not available).
• Searching the web/store UI does not surface the extension either, so from the user's point of view there is no supported way to reinstall it.

This looks like availability/rollout gating of the Web Store listing and/or Codex Chrome backend, not a local Chrome profile issue. Please keep this open until there is either a supported install path or clear official documentation explaining which regions/accounts can use the Chrome extension.

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same for me. any workarounds yet?

Same issue here from Switzerland on a Mac. The extension is not available. I could work around it by opening a VPN connection to the US and then installing the extension.

Mine is the same. Even when the VPN is switched to the US, it still doesn't work.

same

Same here on macOS.

I’m trying to connect the Codex Chrome Extension from the Codex desktop app. The app shows the browser integration flow as connected/available, but when I click “Open” for the Codex Chrome Extension it redirects to the Chrome Web Store URL:

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hehggadaopoacecdllhhajmbjkdcmjag/error

Chrome Web Store then shows “This product is unavailable”.

Codex version: 26.602.40724, released Jun 5, 2026.

So the in-app setup flow currently points to an extension that cannot be installed from the store. It would be helpful to have either:

• the Chrome Web Store listing made available again;
• an official CRX / unpacked extension fallback;
• or a documented manual installation path.

Current result: Codex desktop asks me to install the Chrome extension, but the only provided installation path is unavailable.

You can ask codex to install the extension.
Ask it to download and package the .crx then install it in your browser via registry.

"I did verify on June 9, 2026 that Google’s extension update service exposes a direct .crx for the official extension ID hehggadaopoacecdllhhajmbjkdcmajg"
"
What I did:

• Registered the extension at HKCU\Software\Google\Chrome\Extensions\hehggadaopoacecdllhhajmbjkdcmajg
• Set update_url to https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
• Brave picked it up live and downloaded 1.1.5_0 into:
• xxxx\User Data\Default\Extensions\hehggadaopoacecdllhhajmbjkdcmajg\1.1.5_0
• Brave’s Secure Preferences now contains an active settings entry for that extension ID

"

hope this is helpfull

Offline installation from crx

codex-openai-1.1.5.crx
SHA-256: 54e8d5c26f0e47ee9e33b56276b7e1305991dd5de7b046a4c74e57e076f0545f

1. Download the extension package to a normal folder
2. Rename .crx to .zip
3. unzip the extension so you have any directory
4. Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions/
5. Enable Developer mode using the toggle in the top-right corner
6. Click Load unpacked
7. Select the extracted extension folder, not the .crx file itself
8. Chrome will load the extension and it should appear in the extensions list

It works, but it needs a few extra steps. Fortunately, those steps can be handled by Codex as well.

from codex

Quick update: the Codex Chrome extension appears to be available again for my Chrome profile/account.

I can now see the extension installed and enabled on chrome://extensions:

• Extension: Codex
• Version: 1.1.5
• ID: hehggadaopoacecdllhhajmbjkdcmajg
• Description: Control Chrome with Codex.

So at least for my account/region, the Chrome extension is back and no offline CRX workaround seems necessary anymore.

Same issue here on macOS + Chrome.

The official Codex extension URL redirects to /detail/hehggadaopoacecdllhhajmbjkdcmajg/error, and the extension is unavailable in both the store page and search.

I tested VPN off, different VPN regions, and a clean Chrome profile, with the same result every time.

This looks like Web Store/account-region gating rather than a local Chrome issue. Please confirm whether the extension is currently region/account restricted or provide an official reinstall path.

codex chrome extension are forbidden in some region, here is a solution:

• Download Codex's crx zip from: https://lixian.online/chrome?q=hehggadaopoacecdllhhajmbjkdcmajg
• unzip crx
• enable developer mode in Chrome chrome://extensions/, install from unzipped local directory
• done

You'll need TUN mode for you US vpn.

VPN US Work, thanks