Install the UP Browser Extension

danger

The UP Browser Extenstion is a ALPHA DEVELOPER PREVIEW. This is not intended to be used by non developers. And DO NOT use this in production! The current UP Browser Extenstion deploys profiles on the Testnet.

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If you have MetaMask installed, right click on both MetaMask and UP Extension and select "This Can Read and Change Site Data > When you Click the Extension". Then you you can select for every website which extension you use. By closing the tab you can reset this selection.

It is important not to forget the previous step. Otherwise, it might conflict with the UP Browser Extension, and this might prevent you from finalising the setup process.

This guide will teach you how to download and install the Universal Profile browser extension on Chrome, Edge, Opera, or Brave.

You can test the browser extension with the following example dApps (Or any other dApp, that runs on the Testnet):

• up-test-dapp.lukso.tech
• examples.lukso.tech

Projects built by the LUKSO community:

• universal.page - Create a customizable website to showcase and sell digital assets on LUKSO.
• relayer-frontend.vercel.app - A relayer that lets you used your staking rewards to pay for your transaction fees.

More are coming 🚀

Download the extension

Click on link below to download the extension, based on the browser to which you want to install it.

📥 Download from Chrome Web Store (Chrome / Brave)

📥 Download Archive (All other browsers)

Unpack the archive

Open your download folder and unpack the ZIP archive by opening the file.

Install the extension

Chrome / Brave

1. Simply download the extension from the Chrome Store

Edge

1. Open the extension page in your browser.

Using Settings

Using Menu Bar

Using URL

Type edge://extensions into the searchbar to open the extension page.

2. Enable the browser's developer mode.

On the left side, turn the Developer mode slider to the right side.

3. Load the extension from the folder.

Click Load unpacked pointing to the extracted ZIP archive of the extension.

4. Launch the extension.

Click on the extension icon.

Opera

1. Open the extension page in your browser.

Using Shortcut

Press and hold cmd+shift+e or ctrl+shift+e on your keyboard.

Using Menu Bar

Using URL

Type opera://extensions into the searchbar to open the extension page.

2. Enable the browser's developer mode.

3. Load the extension from the folder.

Click Load unpacked pointing to the extracted ZIP archive of the extension.

4. Pin the extension.

Pin the extension through the extension icon.

5. Launch the extension.

Open the extension by clicking its icon from the menu bar.

Firefox

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This installation process is for Firefox Developer Edition (or Firefox Nightly) only, as the standard Firefox only allows the installation of temporary developer add-ons.

1. Disable requiring xpi signature

Type about://config into the searchbar to open the configuration page.

Click Accept Risk and Continue when promped with Proceed with Caution warning.

Next, set the xpinstall.signatures.required to false.

2. Open the addons section

Using Menu Bar

Using URL

Type about://addons into the searchbar to open the extension page.

3. Load the extension from the zip file

Click on the settings wheel and then click on Install Add-on From File pointing to the ZIP archive of the extension.

Click Add when prompted with a question to add the unverified extension.

4. Launch the extension

Open the extension by clicking its icon from the menu bar.