Install MemoraTab

Which one should I pick?

Manual install, step by step

About two minutes. Works on Chrome 116+, Edge 116+, Brave 1.58+.

1. Download the MemoraTab ZIP

   Use the Download ZIP button above. The file is MemoraTab-v1.0.0.zip.

2. Extract the ZIP

   You get a folder called MemoraTab-v1.0.0. Keep it somewhere permanent — your browser reads it every time it starts.

3. Open chrome://extensions

   Type it in the address bar and press Enter. On Edge use edge://extensions, on Brave brave://extensions.

4. Enable Developer Mode

   The switch is in the top-right corner.

5. Click Load unpacked

   It appears on the left once Developer Mode is on.

6. Select the extracted MemoraTab folder

   Pick the folder from step 2, then pin MemoraTab from the puzzle-piece icon so its icon stays in your toolbar.

Your browser will remind you that an extension is running in developer mode. That appears for any hand-installed extension. Installing from the Chrome Web Store removes it.

Check your download

Every release publishes a SHA-256 fingerprint. If yours matches, the file was not altered on its way to you.

c4a9aeba170446a7388514d4808f15cccb4e6eabf18772f256d5b76ac496e4dd

# macOS
shasum -a 256 MemoraTab-v1.0.0.zip

# Linux
sha256sum MemoraTab-v1.0.0.zip

# Windows PowerShell
Get-FileHash MemoraTab-v1.0.0.zip -Algorithm SHA256

Case does not matter; every other character should match. The checksum file is published beside the ZIP: MemoraTab-v1.0.0.zip.sha256.

Your history stays on your computer

MemoraTab has no servers of its own. Everything it remembers is stored by the extension on this device, and nothing is uploaded.

• No account, no sign-in. Nothing to create, nothing to log in to.
• No telemetry, no analytics, no crash reporting.
• Optional settings sync, off by default. If you turn it on, your browser's own sync copies settings, workspace names and your default pin type between your browsers. Your browsing history is never synced.
• Optional AI summaries, off by default. Add your own OpenAI or Anthropic key and a summary sends that provider a short, trimmed list of the pages involved — never your full history, page text or notes.
• You can see and delete everything. The privacy dashboard shows what is stored, exports it, and clears today, one day, or all of it.

Questions

Is the download the same extension as the Chrome Web Store version?

Yes — the same build, with the same permissions. The differences are how you install it, and that a hand-installed copy does not update itself.

Why does my browser say it is not from the Chrome Web Store?

Because you installed it yourself. Browsers show that for any unpacked extension. Verify the SHA-256 above if you want certainty about what you installed.

What permissions does it need?

Reading the current tab's address and title, storage for your memory on this device, the side panel, and access to the pages you visit so it can read each page's title and a short extract for search. None of it is sent anywhere.

Which browsers work?

Chrome 116+, Edge 116+, Brave 1.58+, on Windows, macOS, Linux and ChromeOS. Planned but not supported yet: Firefox — it uses a different extension API.

How do I update a hand-installed copy?

Back up from Settings, then extract the new version into the same folder and press the reload arrow on the extensions page. Keeping the folder path unchanged is what keeps your data.

Can I move my data to the Chrome Web Store version?

Your notes, pins, workspace names and settings, yes — back them up, install from the store, then restore. Recorded browsing history stays with the copy that recorded it.

Does it work in private or incognito windows?

No, on purpose. MemoraTab does not record them.

Does it slow my browser down?

No. It writes a small record per page visit into its own local database, with no background uploads and no polling.

How do I remove it?

Extensions page → Remove. That deletes everything it stored on this device. Export or back up first if you want to keep anything.