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I installed several PWAs from Google Chrome (83) on MacOS. The general experience is great, however I'd prefer not to use some chrome extensions in PWAs. I tried to disable unwanted extensions from the PWA window, but the they are disabled in the browser too.

Is there any way I can disable some chrome extensions in PWA only?

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To disable specific Chrome extensions in PWAs only, you can create a separate profile in Google Chrome dedicated to your PWAs. Here's how you can do it:

  1. Open Google Chrome on your MacOS.
  2. Click on "Profiles" from the menu bar at the top-right corner.
  3. Click "Add" to create a new profile.
  4. In the opened window, select "Continue without an account" to create a profile without linking it to any Google account. This is important because linking an account might sync the extension settings across profiles.
  5. Once you've set up the new profile, open the website of the PWA you want to install.
  6. Install the PWA app using the dedicated profile.

By doing this, the extensions you have installed in your primary Chrome profile won't be automatically carried over to the new profile with the PWA. This way, you can manage your extensions separately, enabling or disabling them only for the PWA profile without affecting the extensions in your main Chrome profile.

Now, if you install PWAs using this new profile, the extensions you enable or disable in this profile will only affect the PWAs and not your main Chrome browser. This allows you to customize the extension usage according to your preferences within the PWAs.

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