Install and pair the extension

Install the StackHangar extension in Chrome, Edge, Brave or Arc and check that it is connected to your open StackHangar tab.

This page helps you install the extension and check that it is connected to the app.

#Before you start

• You use Chrome, Edge, Brave or Arc on a computer. The extension doesn't work on phones or in other browsers.
• You have a StackHangar account and an unlocked vault. See Unlock your vault.

#Steps

1. Open StackHangar in the browser and go to Settings. The Browser extension card shows Not installed here and a Get it from the Chrome Web Store button.
2. Choose the button and add the extension from the store page.
3. Keep StackHangar open in a tab, unlocked. The extension connects to that tab by itself. There is nothing to sign in to and nothing to copy.
4. Reload the Settings page. The card now shows Connected in this browser.

#How pairing works

There is no account link and no token. The app opens a connection to one specific extension and the extension accepts one specific address, app.stackhangar.com. Each end ignores anything else. The extension has to be able to reach an open StackHangar tab to do anything useful.

#What the extension asks Chrome for

It can add a right-click menu item, read the page you are on when you use it, keep a capture in memory, and set a timer to forget it. It has no access to websites in general.

#If something goes wrong

• The card says Not installed here. Make sure the extension is turned on in your browser's extensions page, then reload StackHangar.
• The popup says StackHangar isn't open. Open StackHangar in a tab. The popup has an Open StackHangar button.
• The popup says to unlock StackHangar. Unlock your vault in the open tab.
• After a browser update or restart it doesn't answer. Reload the StackHangar tab so it reconnects.

See Troubleshooting.

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