Install · Chrome
Z-Manager is distributed as an unpacked ZIP while the store listing is in review. Chrome does not allow one-click installs from outside the Web Store, so these steps are the fastest honest path.
Grab z-manager-chrome.zip and unzip it somewhere permanent — Chrome loads the folder from disk every launch, so don't leave it in Downloads.
Paste chrome://extensions into the address bar. Bookmarks and links cannot open it; it has to be typed or pasted.
The toggle sits in the top-right corner. Chrome will warn you about developer extensions on each launch — that is expected for unpacked packages.
Click Load unpacked and select the unzipped folder — the one containing manifest.json. Pin Z-Manager to your toolbar and you are done.
Troubleshooting
Developer mode is still off, or your organisation manages Chrome with a policy that blocks unpacked extensions.
You selected the wrapper folder. Go one level deeper, to the folder that directly contains manifest.json.
The folder moved or was deleted. Unpacked extensions are loaded from their path, so keep the folder where it is.
It is installed by enterprise policy. Chrome marks those as unmanageable and no extension can override that.
Download center
Chrome and Firefox both refuse one-click installs from outside their stores. Rather than hide that, every option below states exactly what it does and what it needs from you.
Chrome · Edge · Brave · Arc · Opera
The full build: profiles, bulk actions, permission audit. Chrome blocks raw .crx installs from outside the Web Store, so it loads as an unpacked folder in developer mode.
Developer Edition · Nightly
The read-only Firefox build: inventory, details and permission audit. Toggling is disabled because Firefox restricts management.setEnabled to themes. Release Firefox installs signed add-ons only.
Managed Chrome devices only
A managed-deployment bundle containing the signed CRX3, update manifest, exact extension ID, policy templates and platform instructions. It is not a drag-and-drop installer for unmanaged Chrome.