Pro-tip: If you already have PixieBrix installed in Chrome, you don't need to uninstall in order to install a pre-release build. Chrome will replace the version you have installed with the pre-release build and keep your settings/bricks intact
- 1. Create a PixieBrix Account
- 2. Download the Build
- Download from GitHub
- Download from a Link
- 3. Install the Build
- 4. Link the Extension
1. Create a PixieBrix Account
You use the same PixieBrix account for official releases and pre-release builds. If you do not already have an account, visit https://app.pixiebrix.com/login and connect a Google or Microsoft account
2. Download the Build
Download from GitHub
You must be logged into GitHub to download builds from GitHub (a free account is OK)
- Find the latest build: https://github.com/pixiebrix/pixiebrix-extension/actions/workflows/release.yaml
- Click the build to open its detail page
- At the bottom of the detail page, click on the
build-productionartifact to download a zip. The zipped artifact is ~10mb, and can may take 10-30 seconds to download from GitHub's build servers
Download from a Link
If you do not have a GitHub account, contact support@pixiebrix.com to receive a direct download link
3. Install the Build
- Unzip the release build to a location on your computer
- Open the Chrome extensions screen:
chrome://extensions/ - Toggle Developer Mode (upper right) to ON
- Click Load Unpacked and select the unzipped extension folder
- A PixieBrix card will be added to the extensions page:
4. Link the Extension
- When the PixieBrix extension loads for the first time, it will show an onboarding page. Click "Link Extension"
- To verify that the extension has been linked to your PixieBrix account, visit https://app.pixiebrix.com/. You should see a message with the version number you installed:
