Why Are Some Of My Chrome Extensions No Longer Supported?
Google Chrome warns about Chrome extensions that may no longer be supported. Learn how to check if your extensions are affected and how to find alternatives.
Since the latest Chrome Update you might be seeing the following error message on the chrome extensions page at chrome://extensions/:
Which Chrome Extensions are affected?
To see if any of your Chrome Extensiosn are affected, you can paste chrome://extensions/ in the browser's address bar to check it out. If any of your extensions are affected, they will be listed at the top of your page.
You can also visit the details page of a specific Chrome Extension. For example, the Readwise Highlighter extension is outdated an will show the error: "This extension may soon no longer be supported".
In this case, Chrome even recommends looking for alternatives to the given extension.
A good alternative to the Readwise Highlighter might be the annotation tool Web Highlights, which offers similar features like highlighting text on any website or PDF.
You can install the website highlighter here:
Why are Chrome Extensions no longer supported?
Chrome has recently updated the Chrome Web Store and its framework, introducing a new manifest version, V3.
Developers have had several years to switch their extensions to this new version. However, the deadline is approaching, and extensions still using V2 manifests will soon be unsupported.
As a result, users with these outdated extensions are being advised to find replacements before support ends.
Final Thoughts
It's good that Chrome keeps the Chrome Web Store up to date, ensuring extensions adapt to the latest version. Chrome has given developers plenty of time for this transition, but the deadline is now approaching, and some extensions will soon be unsupported.
If you're using outdated extensions, we recommend looking for alternatives. You can also contact the developers to see if they plan to update to V3.
Of course, our PDF & Web Highlighter annotation tool has been updated to Manifest V3 for a long time and none of our users have to worry, because our application will also be available in the Chrome Web Store in the future.