I still use the (really) old Pocket Chrome extension that downloads the articles on my desktop (Arch Linux). My main browser is Chromium (which can be installed easily on Arch Linux).
On new devices this extension had to be installed manually. I kept a copy of it; this worked fine.
However, as of December 2022, the Linux version of Chromium (getting in line with Windows and Mac) disabled any extensions installed this way.
This is not a matter of Chromium v. Chrome:
- Chrome has the same issue of not allowing non-store extensions. See Chrome Extensions Manifest V2 support timeline - Chrome Developers.
- Also, Chrome is not easily installable on Arch.
How can I still run a Chrome/Chromium-like browser that supports extensions (that are not from the Google store) now that Chrome and Chromium no longer allow this?