Install the UP Browser Extension

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The UP Browser Extenstion is currently in the development alpha version. DO NOT use this in production!

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

Download the Extension

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

📥 Download link (v1.0.0-develop.243-MV2)

Unpack the Archive

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

Install the Extension

Chrome

1. Open the extension page in your browser.

Using Settings

Using Menu Bar

Using URL

Type chrome://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.
Alternatively, drag and drop the zip file onto the extensions page.

4. Pin the extension.

Pin the extension to the extension bar and click on the icon to open it up.

5. Launch the extension.

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

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.
Alternatively, drag and drop the zip file onto the extensions page.

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.
Alternatively, drag and drop the zip file onto the extensions page.

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.

Brave

1. Open the extension page in your browser.

Using Settings

Using Menu Bar

Using URL

Type brave://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.
Alternatively, drag and drop the zip file onto the extensions page.

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

note

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.