Extensions

Alert

SaveFrom.net, Frigate, and a number of other extensions are disabled because they may behave in dangerous and fraudulent ways.

Extensions are mini-programs that provide new features. For example, they can block bothersome ads, enable night mode, or manage passwords. In Yandex Browser, you can install extensions created by the developers of Yandex Browser or from the third-party catalogs, Google Chrome and Opera.

Note

There are a lot of malicious extensions, because they are created by browser developers as well as by third-party programmers. That's why Yandex Browser disables extensions from unverified sources and regularly checks extensions that were installed earlier to verify their authenticity.

View the list of extensions

Based on a careful analysis of existing extensions and user preferences, we selected the most popular, useful, and secure extensions for Yandex Browser.

To open the extensions list, click  → Extensions.

The list contains pre-installed extensions (for example, Antishock) and additional Yandex Browser features (for example, syncing).

Actions with extensions

Selected

1. Click  → Extensions.

2. Select an extension and click Install.

From the catalog

You can install extensions from the third-party catalogs of Google Chrome and Opera, which are compatible with Yandex Browser.

1. Click  → Extensions.

2. At the bottom of the page, click Extension catalog.

3. Go to the page with the extension you want to install and click + Add to Yandex Browser.

4. In the window that opens, review the list of data that the extension will have access to. If you are willing to allow the extension to access your data, proceed with the installation.

  1. Click  → Extensions.

  2. Find the extension you need in the list, then turn it on or off.

If you want to access extension settings:

  1. Click  → Extensions.

  2. Click Learn more under the description of the extension.

  3. Under the description, click All settings. If you don't see this button, it means that this extension can't be configured.

Pre-installed

You can't remove preinstalled extensions (such as Antishock, Ad blocker, Adviser, and Yandex Mail), but you can disable them.

In the "From other sources" section

1. Click  → Extensions.

2. Click Learn more under the description of the extension.

3. Click Delete.

In other sections

1. Go to page browser://extensions.

2. Find the desired extension and click Remove.

This will remove the extension from browser files, but it'll remain on the Add-ons page. When you enable it, it'll be downloaded and installed again.

Extension icon

When some extensions are on, an icon appears to the right of the SmartBox. Click the icon to access the extension's features:

Single icon
  1. Right-click the extension icon.
  2. Select Hide extension.
Multiple icons at once
  1. Hover the mouse cursor over the area between the SmartBox and the extension icons so that the cursor changes to a two-way arrow.
  2. Drag the cursor to the right while holding the left mouse button.

If an extension icon doesn't display on the Yandex Browser panel:

  1. Click  → Extensions.

  2. Click Learn more under the description of the extension.

  3. Click Show button. If you don't see this button, it means that the icon can't be added to the panel.

Enter keyboard shortcuts for an extension

You can set keyboard shortcuts to activate an extension quickly or perform actions with it.

  1. Click  → Extensions.

  2. Select the desired extension and click Learn more.

  3. If the extension supports keyboard shortcuts, you'll see them in the extension description.

  4. Choose the action that you want to assign a shortcut to and place your cursor in the field to the right of it.

  5. Press and hold one or more modifier keys (Ctrl, Shift, Alt) and a key of your choice.

What extensions are not supported by Yandex Browser?

Yandex Browser supports extensions only from the Google Chrome and Opera catalogs, where they are checked for safety. If you try to install an extension from a different source, you will see one of these notifications:

Incompatibility message

Failure reason

Yandex blocked the installation of a potentially dangerous extension.

This extension is malicious and has been black-listed.

Yandex Browser does not support this extension.

The extension is not technically compatible with Yandex Browser.

The installer says the extension was successfully installed, but it does not appear on the extensions page.

The extension is not technically compatible with Yandex Browser.

How do I add a new extension to Yandex Browser?

  1. Archive the extension and save it as a CRX3 file.
  2. Go to browser://tune in the browser.
  3. Open the folder with the archive and drag the archive to the Yandex Browser window.

After the extension is installed, it appears in the From other sources section.

Problems with extensions

An extension stopped working

Try reinstalling it:

  1. Go to browser://extensions in Yandex Browser.

  2. Find the necessary extension and click Remove.

  3. Reinstall the extension from the browser://tune page or via the source you originally installed it from.

The Yandex Mail, Yandex Disk, Yandex Weather, or Yandex Traffic extension isn't working

The “Yandex Elements” extensions (Yandex.Mail, Yandex.Weather, Yandex.Traffic, and Yandex.Disk) are no longer developed and installed, and they aren't guaranteed to perform correctly. Install web apps of these services.

The extension doesn't change the appearance of the new tab

Yandex Browser ignores extensions that change the appearance or functionality of a new tab so that useful information isn't removed from it. You can disable the elements you don't need, such as sites pinned to the Tableau, news, weather, and other widgets. You can also add your own browser background and change the custom theme.

Error in the extension, it shuts down

Try reinstalling it:

  1. Go to browser://extensions in Yandex Browser.

  2. Find the necessary extension and click Remove.

  3. Reinstall the extension from the browser://tune page or via the source you originally installed it from.

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