Installation guide for AntiCaptcha plugin for Chrome, Opera, and Edge from ZIP archive

Installation instructions for AntiCaptcha plugin for Google Chrome, Opera, and Microsoft Edge browsers using ZIP archive with screenshots

This is one of two possible install options for Chrome. On the Chrome, Opera and Edge browsers page, you can read about all the options, their benefits, and flaws.

This page contains a detailed tutorial on manually installing the AntiCaptcha plugin for your browser from an unpacked ZIP archive. The information is useful if you use Chrome, Chromium, Opera, or Edge for Windows and can't/don't want to edit Windows Registry. In this case, an auto-update feature won't work, and you'll have to turn on Developer modepermanently. In other cases, it's recommended that you install your AntiCaptcha plugin from a CRX file.

1) To begin, press the download link below.

Download the latest AntiCaptcha plugin for Chrome, Opera, and Edge in ZIP format with Manifest V3 support

Download the latest version from a mirror web site

Download ZIP of previous stable version (0.82, Manifest V2)

2) After downloading, we need to unzip the archive by opening a directory with the downloaded file.

After you press the link, the archive will appear in the Downloads section. On the downloaded file menu, choose Show file in directory in order to unpack it.

3) Right-click the mouse button on the ZIP file, choose the "Extract All..." option, and follow the instructions. After unpacking, you'll see our plugin sources.

Unpacking an archive in Windows File Explorer.

Directory with plugin sources, don't close it, we'll need it later.

4) Please open an Extensions panel as it shown in the picture below.

Open the main browser menu, click More tools and then click Extensions.

5) You can install the AntiCaptcha plug in the following two ways:

5a) Either drag the directory with the plugin sources to anywhere on the Extensions panel.

With your mouse, drag the directory with sources onto the Extensions panel, and the plugin installation will start immediately.

5b) Or enable Developer mode, press the Load unpacked extension, and select a directory for the plugin files.

On the Chrome Extension panel, check the Developer mode box. Next, press the Load unpacked extension button and, in the opened window, choose a directory for the unpacked plugin source files. Press Ok to instal the extension.

Congratulations, the plugin is successfully installed.

Extension installed notification.

To receive fifteen free CAPTCHAs, you need to be authorized in your browser via your Google account.
In the Settings panel, press "Sign in to Chrome" and go through the authorization procedure.

Chrome settings panel with Sign in to Chrome button.

At the end of the process (or if you were already signed in to Chrome), an AntiCaptcha extension icon will show the number of free CAPTCHAs left. If you click it, you'll see the same information.

AntiCaptcha plugin settings window with free captchas info.

Finally, to make it work, you need to configure the plugin.
Click the plugin icon in the top right corner (or find an "Options" link in the "AntiCaptcha automatic captcha solver" Extension panel and click it).

AntiCaptcha plugin settings. Anti-captcha.com API key input.

Specify your Anti-captcha.com account key next to the lock icon. And then press "Save" to confirm the changes.

At that moment, the plugin will validate the entered key. If validation is successful, you'll see your balance, and the plugin icon in the top right corner will become colored.

Congratulations, the plugin is successfully installed, configured, and ready to use! Probably a good time to check out the How to Use tutorial.

In case of error, you can report your problem using our Feedback form. Feel free to use the same form to send us your suggestions.