- Open
Settings
>Extensions
. - Check "Developer mode".
- Alternatively, use the URL
chrome://extensions/
in your address bar - At the top, click
Load Unpacked Extension
. - Navigate to your
metamask-plugin/dist/chrome
folder. - Click
Select
. - Change to your locale via
chrome://settings/languages
- Restart the browser and test the plugin in your locale
You now have the plugin, and can click 'inspect views: background plugin' to view its dev console.