How to Install IDM Integration Module Extension in Chrome and Other Browsers

This article will help you in integrating Internet Download Manager program with all popular web browsers so that you can download files from Internet faster using IDM. To integrate IDM with your web browser, you’ll need to install and add its extension called “IDM Integration Module” in the browser.

What is IDM Integration Module Extension?

IDM Integration Module is the name of a browser extension installed by popular 3rd party download management software Internet Download Manager (IDM). It is added by IDM in web browsers to integrate itself with the browser. This extension can be used in all web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and the new Microsoft Edge browser.

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When you install IDM program in your Windows computer, it automatically integrates itself with all popular web browsers. It adds its extension in all installed web browsers in your computer system. The “IDM Integration Module” extension helps IDM in bringing its functionality to all popular web browsers. When you try to download a file in your web browser, IDM takes over the download from the web browser.

Problems Related to IDM Integration Module Extension Not Installed

Sometimes IDM fails to integrate itself with installed web browsers. It can’t install its extension in your browser, as a result you can’t use IDM to download stuff from websites.

Recently I faced similar issue in my Windows PC when I installed IDM and it didn’t integrate with any web browser. After some troubleshooting, I was able to fix the IDM integration issue and I decided to create this tutorial to help other IDM users.

Today in this tutorial, we are going to address following issues related to IDM integration with web browsers:

  • You installed IDM in your computer but it didn’t integrate with your favorite web browser. As a result, you are unable to use IDM in your browser. You can’t download anything using IDM in your browser.
  • You upgraded IDM to a new version or upgraded your web browser to a new version and IDM stopped working in your browser. IDM integration no longer works in your browser.
  • You upgraded your web browser to a new version and it disabled IDM extension because it was incompatible with new browser version.
  • You checked extensions/add-ons page in your web browser and it doesn’t show “IDM Integration Module” extension in the list.
  • Although “IDM Integration Module” extension is present on browser’s extensions page but not working in your web browser because the extension cannot contact the main IDM application.
  • IDM doesn’t support your web browser or your web browser doesn’t support IDM. In such case, you’ll need to forcefully integrate IDM with your browser.

How to Install IDM Integration Module Extension Automatically

The solution of all above mentioned problems is integrating IDM with your web browser. We can add or install the missing “IDM Integration Module” extension in all web browsers to fix IDM integration and IDM will start working in your web browsers.

If you also want to integrate IDM (Internet Download Manager) with your favorite web browser, following steps will help you:

1. First of all make sure that you are using the latest version of IDM in your computer. Open IDM and click on “Help -> Check for updates“option. If you are using latest IDM version, it’ll show “You are using the latest version of Internet Download Manager. Please check back again for updates at a later time.” message. If you are using an older version, it’ll start downloading and installing the latest version and will update your IDM to the latest version.

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Upgrading IDM to the latest version may fix the integration issue and all kind of error messages as IDM team fixes known issues in newer versions automatically. Updating to latest IDM version may also fix compatibility issues as newer IDM versions come with support for new web browsers as well as newer versions of all popular web browsers.

Once you update IDM to latest version, it may also install the missing IDM Integration Module extension automatically which will integrate IDM in your browser.

2. Now click on Downloads -> Options menu in IDM and in General tab, make sure “Use advanced browser integration” option is enabled.

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If it’s unchecked, enable the option. If the option is already enabled, first uncheck the option and then re-check the option. When you’ll uncheck the option, IDM will show you following message:

You have turned off advanced browser integration. If you found a problem with advanced browser integration, we would like to fix the problem for you. In order to fix the problem, we need to collect and analyze some technical information about your computer configuration and installed Internet applications. IDM will collect and show you this information on the next stage before sending it to our support department. Would you like IDM to generate this information?

Click on No button.

3. Also make sure your web browser is enabled under “Capture downloads from the following browsers” list. Click on OK button to close Options window.

Now check in your web browser and the missing “IDM Integration Module” extension should be added now.

How to Add IDM Integration Module Extension Manually

If the above mentioned method doesn’t work in integrating IDM, you may also need to manually add missing IDM Integration Module extension in your web browser to properly integrate IDM with the browser. Following methods will help you in manually installing missing IDM extension in all popular web browsers:

How to Install IDM Integration Module Extension in Google Chrome

Following steps will help you in adding IDM Integration Module extension to Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome and click on 3-dots menu. Now select “More tools -> Extensions” option.

Alternatively, you can direct open Extensions page using chrome://extensions/ URL in address bar.

2. Now open Windows Explorer (or File Explorer/This PC/Computer) and go to following folder:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Download Manager

3. Look for IDMGCExt.crx or IDMGCExt file.

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4. Click on the IDMGCExt file and drag-n-drop the file on Google Chrome’s extensions page.

Google Chrome will show following warning message:

Extensions, apps, and themes can harm your computer. Are you sure you want to continue?

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You’ll see Continue, Discard and Show all buttons. Click on Continue button.

It should add the missing IDM Integration Module extension to Chrome and you should be able to use IDM in Chrome.

How to Install IDM Integration Module Extension in Chrome from Web Store

In newer versions of Google Chrome, you may receive following error messages while trying to install IDM extension manually:

  • Apps, extensions, and user scripts cannot be added from this website.
  • Not from Chrome Web Store. This extension violates the Chrome Web Store Policy.
  • Suspicious extensions disabled. To make Chrome safer, we disabled some extensions that aren’t listed in the Chrome Web Store and may have been added without your knowledge.
  • Google has flagged IDM Integration as malicious and installation has been prevented.

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In such case, you can install the IDM Integration Module extension from Chrome Web Store.

1. Open following link in Google Chrome to install IDM extension in Chrome:

Download and Install IDM Integration Module Extension from Chrome Web Store

2. Click on “Add to Chrome” button. Chrome will show you a confirmation message about what IDM Integration Module extension can do. Click on “Add extension” button.

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That’s it. It’ll successfully install the required IDM Integration Module extension in Google Chrome to integrate IDM with Chrome. Now you’ll be able to use IDM in Chrome without any problems. You can also configure IDM extension in Chrome by clicking on its Details button.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

In future, if Google Chrome suddenly disables IDM Integration Module extension in your computer and shows “This extension may have been corrupted” error message on Extensions page, you can fix this issue and repair corrupted IDM extension in Chrome with the help of following tutorial:

Repair Corrupted IDM Integration Module Extension in Google Chrome

How to Install IDM Integration Module Extension in Microsoft Edge

NOTE: If you are using the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser, the above mentioned method to install IDM extension in Google Chrome will also work in new Microsoft Edge browser as both browsers are powered by same rendering engine.

If you want to install IDM extension in old Edge browser (UWP based) which used to come preinstalled in older versions of Windows 10, following steps will help you in adding IDM Integration Module extension to Edge:

1. Open Microsoft Edge and open following URL in Edge to launch official web page of IDM Integration Module extension available in Microsoft Store website:

Install IDM Integration Module Extension in Microsoft Edge

Click on Get button and it’ll open Windows Store app showing download page of IDM Integration Module extension.

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Now click on Get button in Windows Store page and it’ll start downloading and installing the IDM extension in Microsoft Edge browser.

2. Now click on Launch button in Windows Store page and Microsoft Edge will show you a message that IDM extension requires some permissions. Click on “Turn it on” button.

That’s it. It’ll immediately enable the IDM Integration Module extension in Microsoft Edge.

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You can also check whether the extension has been installed and activated in Microsoft Edge by clicking on 3-dots menu and selecting Extensions option. You’ll see IDM Integration Module extension present in the extensions list and the toggle button for it would be set to ON i.e. enabled.

3. You may receive “Something went wrong with your extensions, so we had to reinstall them. You’ll need to turn them on again.” message in Microsoft Edge after installing the IDM extension. You don’t need to do anything. Just ignore the message and it’ll not appear again.

4. Sometimes Microsoft Edge may disable IDM extension automatically and may show you “We’ve turned off extensions form unknown sources. They might be risky so we recommend keeping them off” error message. In such case, click on “Turn on anyway” button to enable the extension.

How to Install IDM Integration Module Extension in Mozilla Firefox

Following steps will help you in adding IDM Integration Module extension to Firefox:

1. Open Firefox and click on Firefox menu and select Add-ons option. It’ll open Add-ons Manager.

Alternatively, you can directly open Add-ons Manager by using about:addons in address bar or by pressing Ctrl+Shift+A keys together.

2. Now look for IDM Integration Module extension in Extensions tab. If it’s present, click on Enable button to enable the extension in Firefox.

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It should integrate IDM in Firefox successfully.

3. If you don’t see IDM Integration Module in Firefox extensions list, you’ll need to manually install the extension in Firefox using following steps:

3.a. Again open Add-ons Manager in Firefox. If you see “IDM CC” or “IDM integration” extensions, click on Disable button to immediately disable them. These are older versions of IDM extension.

3.b. Now click on Tools (cogwheel) icon and select “Install Add-on From File” option.

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3.c. It’ll open Browse window. Now navigate to “C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Download Manager” folder in Browse window and select “idmmzcc3.xpi” file. Do not select “idmmzcc.xpi” or “idmmzcc2.xpi” files. If you select them, Firefox will show you “This add-on could not be installed because it appears to be corrupt” message. These are older versions of IDM extension which are required by Firefox version 1.5 to 26 and version 27 to 52 respectively. “idmmzcc3.xpi” file is required by Firefox version 53 and later.

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3.d. Firefox will show you a confirmation message that IDM Integration Module extension requires some permissions. Click on Add button.

That’s it. Firefox will install the missing IDM Integration Module extension and now IDM should start working fine in Firefox.

The same steps will also work for integrating IDM with Pale Moon web browser.

How to Install IDM Integration Module Extension in Internet Explorer

Following steps will help you in adding IDM Integration Module extension to IE:

1. Open Internet Explorer and click on Tools (cogwheel) icon present on the toolbar. Alternatively you can press Alt+X keys together to open Tools menu.

2. Now select Manage Add-ons option from Tools menu. It’ll open Add-ons Manager.

3. Now look for “IDM integration (IDMIEHlprObj Class)” extension present in “Toolbars and Extensions” tab.

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4. Select the extension and click on Enable button.

That’s it. It’ll immediately integrate IDM in Internet Explorer and you’ll be able to use IDM to download files in Internet Explorer.

How to Install IDM Integration Module Extension in Opera and Vivaldi

Following steps will help you in adding IDM Integration Module extension to Opera and Vivaldi browsers:

1. Open Opera web browser and click on Opera Menu and select “Extensions -> Extensions” option. It’ll open Extensions page. Alternatively you direct open Extensions page using Opera://extensions in address bar or by pressing Ctrl+Shift+E keys together.

2. Now open Windows Explorer (or File Explorer/This PC/Computer) and go to following folder:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Download Manager

3. Look for IDMGCExt.crx or IDMGCExt file.

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4. Click on the IDMGCExt file and drag-n-drop the file on Opera’s extensions page.

Opera will show you a confirmation message that IDM Integration Module extension was added from outside the official add-ons website and it requires some permissions.

Click on “Yes, install” button.

That’s it. It’ll immediately add IDM extension in Opera and you’ll be able to use IDM in Opera.

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How to Integrate IDM with Unsupported Web Browsers

If the above mentioned methods don’t work for you or if your web browser is not listed in IDM Options, it might be possible that your web browser is not supported officially by IDM. In such case, you’ll need to manually add your web browser to IDM integration list.

1. Open IDM Options window and on General tab, click on “Add browser” button. IDM will show you a window with the message “Please locate the browser executable file on the next dialog”. Click on OK button. It’ll open Browse window.

2. Now navigate to the folder containing your web browser’s executable file (EXE) and select the EXE file.

That’s it. IDM will install its extension in the selected web browser and it should successfully integrate IDM into your web browser. You can now open extensions page in your web browser and make sure “IDM Integration Module” extension is enabled.

Also Check:

[Tip] Make IDM Extension Working in Mozilla Firefox 91 and Later Versions

What is IDMMsgHost.exe Process Running in Task Manager? How to Remove it?

What is IEMonitor.exe Process Running in Task Manager? How to Disable it?

[Tip] How to Show or Hide IDM Video Download Panel in Web Browsers

[Tip] Show / Hide IDM (Internet Download Manager) Context Menu Option in Web Browsers

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  1. Great thumbs for making this quick and concise DIY.

    I’ve literally almost given up on any hope of having my latest IDM extension version work on my Chrome browser partly due to their latest upgrade till I stumbled on this.

    Finally figured it out by installing the original extension from Chrome Store. Thanks again for this.

    – Excel

  2. Why is it that, you don’t integrate IDM automatically to the Firefox, as it is importatnt for downloading, Videos and many other docs’ that are important to download!

  3. I wish all types of website could have provided us with such great informations according to
    our needs…..THANK YOU so much fot the help….
    keep on developing such great websites…..

  4. Hi I have followed instructions but this is not working in Brave Browser. Do you have a solution for the Brave Browser? Thank you Danny Blue

  5. @Danny Blue
    You can download IDM extension from Chrome Webstore by following:
    chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/idm-integration-module/ngpampappnmepgilojfohadhhmbhlaek
    According to statement of Tonec INC. this extension is hidden on Chrome Store and you cannot find easily, so I shared this link directly.

  6. Thanks a lot. I was out of all the options but the last option worked for me.

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