Chrome Restricts Loading Unpacked Extensions on Chrome 137

[felipehertzer]

Starting with Chrome version 137, Google has deprecated the --load-extension command-line flag in branded Chrome builds, citing security concerns. This change is impacting Botasaurus.

Reference: Google's official documentation on Chrome policies: https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7679408?sjid=11437610768047552203-NA#chromeBrsrE137

Temporary Workaround:

A temporary solution involves disabling the specific feature enforcement by adding the following argument when launching Chrome:

add_arguments=[
    "--disable-features=DisableLoadExtensionCommandLineSwitch"
]

[STRATZ-Ken]

I am not currently able to get any extensions to work: If by --add_argument or using the Extension package as well. Anyone able to get anything to load? It says Downloading ..... but then its never in the extensions part of chrome.