How to: Install Extension Manually

If you want to run an older version of Joule, don't want automatic updates for the extension, or are trying to run it in a browser that doesn't have the extension published, you can install it manually instead of from the extension store your browser provides. You'll first need to get the extension, and then follow the instructions for your browser to install the extension

Getting the Extension

Download compiled extension

Go to the Releases tab on the repository, and go to the release you want. Download the .zip file that's associated with your browser.

Build from source

Follow the instructions in the README for deploying the extension, and grab the .zip file that's generated for your browser.

Installing the Extension

Chrome & Brave

• Unzip the extension .zip file you got from the previous instructions.
• Navigate to chrome://extensions
• Toggle developer mode in the top right of the page
• Click "Load unpacked extension"
• Select the folder that was created from unzipping the file.

_{Note that Brave is identical to Chrome for manual extension install}

Firefox

Firefox does not like running unsigned extensions, so you'll need to run the extension in debug mode. Every time you restart the browser, it will be lost.

• Go to about:debugging
• Click "Load Temporary Add-On" and select the .zip file you got from previous instructions.

Opera

• Unzip the extension .zip file you got from the previous instructions.
• Navigate to chrome://extensions
• Click "Developer mode" in the top right of the page
• Click "Load unpacked extension"
• Select the folder that was created from unzipping the file.