The steps to pin an extension are the same on Windows, macOS, and Chromebooks. It’s not possible to pin a Chrome extension on an Android, iPhone, or iPad.
If the pushpin is blue, the extension’s icon is pinned to the top-right corner of Chrome.
If the pushpin is blue, the extension’s icon is pinned to the top-right corner of Chrome.
Unpinning an extension doesn’t uninstall or deactivate the extension—it only removes its icon from the toolbar. To use an unpinned extension, just click the puzzle piece menu and click the name of the extension.
Click the puzzle piece icon on the toolbar. Click the three vertical dots to the right of the extension’s name. Click Manage extension. Here you can manage the extension’s permissions, choose whether to allow or deny the extension to run in Incognito mode, disable the extension, or click Extension options to view and manage additional settings (if available). [1] X Research source You can temporarily disable an extension without uninstalling it by clicking the switch at the top of the Manage page. When this switch is off, the extension will no longer appear in the puzzle piece menu or in your pins. If you want to use or pin the extension later, just click the switch again to reenable it.
Click the puzzle piece menu. Click the three vertical dots next to the extension’s name. Click Remove from Chrome. Click Remove.
If you have a lot of extensions installed, it might be helpful to type the first few letters of the extension into the “Search extensions” bar at the top. If the extension isn’t in this list, it’s not installed. You can install more extensions by clicking the three-line menu at the top-left corner of the page and selecting Open Chrome Web Store.
