Installing the Keepr extension in Chrome

Updated Sep 29, 2026

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Manual install is temporary

Why a manual install? Loading the extension in Developer mode is an interim route while we finish the legal and organisation paperwork required to publish in the browser stores. Once Keepr is listed, installs become one click and update automatically — this guide will point you there.

1. Download the extension

If the download hasn’t started, go back to Downloads and press “Download extension” on the Chrome card. You’ll get a file named keepr-extension.zip — unzip it into a folder you’ll keep (e.g. Documents/Keepr). Chrome loads the extension from this folder, so don’t delete it afterwards.

keepr-extension.zipZIP archive

Documents / Keeprunzipped folder

keepr-extension.zip → unzip → keep the folder

2. Open the extensions page

Paste into the address bar and press Enter. Turn on “Developer mode” — the switch is in the top-right corner of the page.

chrome://extensions

ExtensionsDeveloper mode

chrome://extensions → Developer mode

3. Load the unpacked extension

Press “Load unpacked” and choose the folder you unzipped in step 1. Keepr appears in the list; pin it from the puzzle-piece menu so the timer button is always in the toolbar.

chrome://extensions

Load unpackedPack extension

KeeprID a1b2c3…

Load unpacked → pick the folder → pin Keepr

4. Connect your account

Open the Keepr icon, paste a personal API token (Settings → API tokens → New token with “Time tracking” set to Write and “Projects & tasks” set to Read) and press Connect. Your running timers show up immediately.

KeeprNot connected

Personal API tokenkpr_live_8f3a••••••••Connect

Keepr popup → paste token → Connect

Updating

To update, download the new zip, unzip it over the same folder and press the reload arrow on the Keepr card at . Your token and settings are kept.