For administrators who manage Chrome browser or ChromeOS devices for a business or school.
As an admin, you can use your Google Admin console to see details about apps and extensions that are installed on users’ enrolled Chrome browsers and ChromeOS devices.
To see additional details, click on an app or extension to open the App details page. For more information, see View additional details of an app or extension.
Before you begin
- Turn on reporting. For details, see Enable Chrome browser reporting.
- It can take up to 24 hours for data to show up in reports. For details, see Known issues below.
View report
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Sign in to your Google Admin console.
Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).
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In the Admin console, go to Menu
Devices
Chrome
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(Optional) On the left, select an organizational unit. By default, all extensions are shown.
Review app and extension usage
You can view the following details for each app installed across enrolled Chrome browsers and ChromeOS devices that you manage.
| App and extension information |
Description |
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| Notifications |
Highlights important information for an extension:
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| App name | The app's name and icon. |
| App type |
Specifies whether the app is:
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| Install type |
Describes how the app was installed:
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| Chrome Web Store |
Describes the status of the Chrome Web Store listing:
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| Installs | Number of browsers or ChromeOS devices on which the app is installed. |
| Permission | The number of permissions requested by the app. |
| Manifest version |
The manifest version number, if reported, and quantity of app installs for browsers and users. A warning icon is shown for extensions that are still using Manifest V2. Read about the Manifest V2 support timeline. |
| App ID | The ID for the app in the Chrome Web Store or Google Play. |
Clicking an app row opens a page where you can see additional details.
| App and extension information |
Description |
|---|---|
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Installation policy |
Displays the installation policy set for the app. You can also set or change the installation policy and view and set additional configurations here. For details, see Set app and extension policies. |
| Details | App details including the ID and a link to view it in the Chrome Web Store or Google Play (if applicable). |
| Requested permissions |
List of the permissions that the app requests. For a list of currently available permissions, see:
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| Requested website access | List of websites the app or extension requests access to read or change data on. |
| Installs | A list of browsers and users with the app or extension installed, and number of installs by version. |
| Installation requests | A list of installation requests from organizational units for the app. You can also set the installation policies by selecting an option from the Set installation policy list. |
Force-install or block an app or extension
You can block or force-install any app directly from the Apps and extensions usage report.
- Hover over a row.
- Click the Action menu
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- Choose an option:
- Block—Chrome removes the app from all browsers and ChromeOS devices in the selected organizational unit. No browsers or ChromeOS devices in the organizational unit can install it.
- Force install—Chrome installs the app on all browsers and ChromeOS devices in the selected organizational unit. No browsers or ChromeOS devices in the organizational unit can uninstall or disable it.
Search for extensions
Use the search box to search for a specific app. You can use the pre-configured search terms to search by:
- Last activity
- App name
- App type
- Install type
- Permission
- Number of installs
- Number of permissions
- Manifest version
- App ID
Download the apps and extensions usage report data
You can download the apps and extensions usage report as a CSV file.
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Sign in to your Google Admin console.
Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).
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In the Admin console, go to Menu
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(Optional) On the left, select an organizational unit. By default, all extensions are shown.
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At the top right, click Export.
A link appears in the top right when ready, under Your tasks. -
Click Download CSV.
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Use Google Sheets, or your preferred spreadsheet software, to open the CSV file. For details, see Import data sets & spreadsheets.
Known issues
Last activity filter is unavailable in sidebar
The Last activity filter that you can use on the main report page is not yet available in the side panel. So, some of the install counts in the side panel might be different to the install counts on the main report page. We’ re working to add the install counts to the side panel in a future release.
Report data does not reflect latest usage
There might be apps missing for devices that have reported in the last 6 hours. We're actively working to fix this in a future release.
Google aggregates data differently for ChromeOS and Chrome browser
For ChromeOS devices, we gather data based on which organizational unit the signed-in user belongs to. For example, if a user installs a certain extension on multiple ChromeOS devices, only 1 install is counted. But, if multiple users install a certain extension on a shared ChromeOS device, each install is counted separately.
For Chrome Browser Cloud Management, we gather data based on which organizational unit the enrolled device belongs to. So, even if multiple users install a certain extension on a shared device, only 1 install is counted. And if a user installs an extension on multiple enrolled devices, each install is counted separately.
Permission counts
The number of permissions shown on the Apps and extensions usage report may vary when comparing it to the list of permissions on the App details page. We’re looking to fix this in the future, but for the latest permissions that are requested for an app we suggest looking at the App details page. For details, see View additional details of an app or extension.
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