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Google today reached the final milestone in a browser-extension transition that has been years in the making, all remaining Manifest V2 extensions were removed from the Chrome Web Store. Among them is uBlock Origin, one of the most capable and widely respected content blockers ever built for the web.

Google also noted that, “Manifest V2 extensions installed on Chrome 138 or earlier will remain installed, but will be unable to receive any updates and cannot be reinstalled from the Chrome Web Store once removed from Chrome.”.

Moreover, Chrome Web Store (CWS) team has informed the affected extension developers regarding this removal action.

It is important to note that the Chrome Web Store is the dominant extension marketplace for Chromium-based browsers. Users of non-Chrome Chromium browsers, including Brave, also rely on the CWS to discover and install extensions.

As a result, the removal has consequences beyond Google Chrome. Users can no longer find or install these Manifest V2 extensions through the Chrome Web Store, even if the Chromium-based browser they use continues to support Manifest V2.