Install

Cloakpaste has been submitted to the Chrome Web Store and to Firefox Add-ons (addons.mozilla.org). Both listings are still in review, so for now you install it from the GitHub releases page. If browser extensions are new to you, see Installing apps.

Requirements

• Chrome 116 or later, or another Chromium browser such as Edge or Brave
• Firefox 140 or later

Chrome, Edge and Brave

1. Download cloakpaste-<version>.zip from the latest release and unzip it.

2. Open chrome://extensions (in Edge, edge://extensions).

3. Turn on Developer mode.

4. Choose Load unpacked and select the unzipped folder.

5. Pin Cloakpaste to the toolbar from the extensions menu, so its menu is one click away.

Keep the unzipped folder where it is: the browser loads the extension from it. An extension loaded this way does not update itself; install a newer release the same way.

Firefox

1. Download cloakpaste-firefox-<version>.zip from the latest release.

2. Open about:debugging, then This Firefox.

3. Choose Load Temporary Add-on and pick the zip.

Good to know

Firefox removes a temporary add-on when it restarts. Until the Firefox Add-ons listing is approved, load it again after each restart.

Check the download

The release notes list the SHA-256 checksum of each zip. On Linux or macOS:

sha256sum cloakpaste-*.zip

Compare the result with the checksum in the release notes.

After installing

Cloakpaste opens its settings page with a You're set up message and a Playground where you can try it on sample text. Continue with the Beginner guide.

Next steps

• Beginner guide
• Supported sites