You can silently install Grammarly for Chrome on multiple computers at once using a managed software solution or deployment mechanism.
Deploying Grammarly for Chrome Using Group Policy for Chrome Enterprise (Windows)
In your Microsoft Windows Group Policy Editor (Computer or User Configuration folder):
- Go to Administrative Templates → Google → Google Chrome Extensions.
- Open Extension management settings.
Note: If you don’t see the policy, download the latest policy template. - Enable the policy and enter its compact JSON data in the text box.
Note: Enter JSON data as a single line with no line breaks. You can use this third-party JSON compression tool to validate policies and compact them into a single line (example JSON data below). - Set the following app and extension policy:
{
"kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen":
{
"installation_mode": "force_installed",
"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx"
}
} - After you deploy any Chrome extension policy, check user devices to make sure the policy was applied correctly.
- On a managed Chrome device, go to chrome://policy.
- Click Reload policies.
- In the top right, in the Filter policies by field box, enter ExtensionSettings.
- Check the Show policies with no value set box.
- Under the Chrome policy name next to each extension setting, make sure Status is set to OK.
- Click Show value and make sure the value field isn’t empty.
Deploying Grammarly for Chrome Using Registry Key (Windows)
- Find or create the following key in the registry:
- 32-bit Windows:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Google\Chrome\Extensions
- 64-bit Windows:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Google\Chrome\Extensions
- 32-bit Windows:
- Create a new key (folder) under the Extensions key called “kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen”
- In your extension key, create an “update_url” property and set it to this value: "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx"
Deploying Grammarly for Chrome Using Chrome Policy (Mac)
In your Chrome configuration profile:
- Update the ExtensionSettings key and add the following entry:
<key>kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen</key>
<dict>
<key>installation_mode</key>
<string>force_installed</string>
<key>update_url</key>
<string>https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx</string>
</dict> - After you deploy the extension policy, check user devices to make sure the policy was applied correctly.
- On a managed Chrome device, go to chrome://policy.
- Click Reload policies.
- In the top-right corner, in the Filter policies by field box, enter ExtensionSettings.
- Check the Show policies with no value set box.
- Under the Chrome policy name next to each extension setting, make sure Status is set to OK.
- Click Show value and make sure the value field isn’t empty.
- Launch the browser and go to chrome://extensions; you should see the extension listed.