Is there an archive for older versions of Chrome Extensions?

Question

I was wondering if there is an established way for getting older versions of extensions available in Chrome Web Store. Does Google keep an archive similar to Mozilla, or are the old versions gone forever as soon as a newer version becomes available?

Thank you.

Solution 1

There's a website doing it: crx4chrome.com

Solution 2

Gone forever. Link for the extension file stays always the same while versions change. Your best shot to get the old version of some extension is to fetch it from github/bitbucket/etc (if source is available there) or simply ask extension author to send you the code for older version. Then, you can run the code using 'load unpacked extension...' feature on extensions page (be sure to check the 'developer mode' checkbox first).