The Swif Chrome Extension provides full visibility into Shadow IT, allowing organizations to detect and manage unauthorized SaaS applications. It captures real-time data on employee app usage and helps manage permissions seamlessly across platforms. By integrating with Swif’s compliance and device management, it ensures better control, security, and compliance across all devices without disrupting workflows.
For more details, visit Swif Chrome Extension.
This article is to show you how to deploy Swif Chrome Extension organization-wide. There are mainly 2 methods - Swif policy and Google Workspace "Force install apps and extensions".
Swif Policy
Swif provides policies that you can deploy to devices or device groups. You can search "Chrome Extension" on the Policies > Create New Policy page to find those policies. Then you can add those created policies to devices or device groups to force installation.
Google Workspace "Force install apps and extensions"
Force install apps and extensions
This can apply to signed-in users on any device or enrolled browsers on Windows, Mac, or Linux. For details, see Automatically Install Apps and Extensions.
In your Google Admin console (at admin.google.com)...
Go to Menu Devices > Chrome > Apps & extensions. The Overview page opens by default.
If you signed up for Chrome Browser Cloud Management, go to Menu Chrome browser > Apps & extensions.
At the top, click the type of app or extension you want to automatically install:
Users & browsers—For users who sign in with a managed Google Account on any device, and for enrolled browsers.
Managed guest sessions—For users who sign in to a managed guest session on a managed ChromeOS device.
On the left, choose who you want to automatically install the app for:
Users & browsers—To apply the setting to all users and browsers, leave the top organizational unit selected. Otherwise, select a child organizational unit or group.
Managed guest sessions—To apply the setting to all users, leave the top organizational unit selected. Otherwise, select a child organizational unit.
Find and click the Swif extension that you want to automatically install.
In the panel that opens on the right, under Installation policy, choose Force install or Force install + pin to ChromeOS taskbar.
Click Save. Or, you might click Override for an organizational unit.