.crx

Chrome extension package, a signed ZIP archive installable into Google's Chromium-based browsers

Dedicated renderer

Format facts

MIME type

application/x-crx

Apple UTI

custom

Stock Quick Look

a ZIP-based container

Planned approach (census)

special-renderer

Icon hint

generic-icon

Prevalence

common

Renderer note (from the census)

parse CRX header and ZIP for manifest.json

Census note

Web devs build Chrome extensions; native macOS shows nothing for these signed zip containers.

Gotchas: browser extension

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