Set a Chrome policy for multiple apps

Settings apply when users sign in to a managed Google Account on a Chrome Browser or Chrome OS device.

Before you begin: To make settings for a specific group of users, put their accounts in an organizational unit.

1. Sign in to your Google Admin console.

   Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).

2. From the Admin console Home page, go to Device managementChrome management.

   If you don't see Device management on the Home page, click More controls at the bottom.

3. Click User settings.
4. On the left, select the organization that contains the users you want to set the policy for.

   For all users, select the top-level organization. Otherwise, select a child organization. Learn more

   Important: To apply settings for Chrome Browser users on Windows, Mac, or Linux computers, turn on Chrome Management and turn on the Chrome Web Store service, for this organization.

5. Scroll to Apps and Extensions.
6. Locate the policy you want to set, and click the link to manage its settings. Learn about each setting.

   For example, to pin several apps to your users' Chrome task bar, click Managed pinned apps.

   Policies you set for an organization are inherited by child organizations, unless overridden at the lower level. The Admin console marks whether a setting is Inherited or overridden (marked Locally applied). Learn more (below)

7. Locate and select each app or extension you want to set the policy for. Then click its Add link.

   Tip: To find apps, click filters at the left and use the search bar. Most apps are in the Chrome Web store. You can also find third-party or test apps. Help me find an app (below)

8. Locate the app in the results, click its Add link, then click Save.
9. At the bottom, click Save again.

When performing the steps above, here's how to find an app or extension you want to set policies for.

Chrome Web Store app or extension

1. Follow steps above to select the policy you want to set in the Admin console.
2. On the left, click Chrome Web Store.
3. Enter the name of the app or extension.
4. Press Enter to search the Chrome Web Store.
5. Select the app or extension.
6. Finish steps to add the app to this policy.

Trusted tester apps

To set a policy for an app or extension in the Chrome Web Store that's published to trusted testers:

1. Follow steps above to select the policy you want to set in the Admin console.
2. On the left, click Specify a Custom App.
3. Enter the app or extension ID and URL.

   Contact the app developer for the ID and URL.

   If you're the developer, see how to find your app's ID and URL at Create a private Chrome app.

   Example of third-party URL: https://thirdparty.com/update.xml

4. Finish steps to add the app to this policy.

Third-party apps

To set a policy for an app or extension that's not in the Web Store, such as from a third-party developer:

1. Follow steps above to select the policy you want to set in the Admin console.
2. On the left, click Specify a Custom App.
3. For ID, enter the Chrome app or extension identity.
4. For URL, enter https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx.
5. Finish steps to add the app to this policy.

Initially, users in an organizational unit inherit app policy settings from the parent organization. For example, if you force-install App A at the top level, it's force-installed at all levels below. 

To change policies for users in a child organization (and any organizations that inherit its policies), you can:

• Remove App A from the child's force-install list. 
• Add App B to force-install at the child level. 

The child organization will no longer force-install App A. It will force-install App B. And it will force-install any other apps added later to its parent.

To summarize, when you add an app to a parent organization, the app and its policies are inherited to the child–as long as the app is not already in the child and you have not overridden the top-level settings for it.