> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.memo.solutions/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Browser Extension

> Install the Memo extension to capture images, screenshots, and links from any website straight into your workspace.

The Memo browser extension is the fastest way to put what you find on the web onto your inspiration board — without leaving the page you're on.

## Install

The extension is built for Chrome and works on every Chromium-based browser (Brave, Arc, Edge, Opera, Vivaldi).

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Chrome Web Store listing">
    Search for **Memo — Inspiration Board Capture** in the Chrome Web Store, or visit the listing directly from the link in your account.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Add to Chrome">
    Confirm the permissions dialog. The extension needs broad host permissions because the whole point is capturing from any site you visit — but it only reads pages when you explicitly invoke it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pin the icon">
    Open the puzzle-piece menu in your browser toolbar and pin Memo so it's always one click away.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Sign in">
    Open [memo.solutions](https://memo.solutions) and sign in (or sign up) once. The extension reads your session cookie automatically — there's no separate API key or credentials to copy.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Capture in three ways

**Toolbar popup** — click the Memo icon. Pick a workspace, optionally pick an element on the page (image, video thumbnail, full region), tag it, save.

**Right-click** — context menu shortcuts on images, links, and the page itself:

* **Add Image to Memo** on any image
* **Add Link to Memo** on any link
* **Add Page to Memo** on the page background

**Keyboard shortcut** — `Cmd+Shift+M` on Mac, `Ctrl+Shift+M` on Windows or Linux. Opens the popup on whatever page you're on.

## What the extension captures

* Images from the page (PNG, JPG, GIF, SVG)
* YouTube and Vimeo thumbnails (auto-detected)
* Region screenshots — drag a box around any part of the page
* The link itself, with the page title and source URL attached automatically

## What you don't have to fill in

Title, description, and source URL are populated from the page you're on. After save, Memo's AI rewrites the title and description into a clean 5–8 word title and a 1–2 sentence summary so your library reads consistently. You only choose **what** to capture, **which tags** to apply, and **which workspace** to send it to.

## Switching workspaces

The popup has a workspace dropdown. The extension remembers your last choice and uses it as the default for the next capture. If you don't have edit access to the selected workspace, the **Add to Board** button is disabled and the popup explains why.

## Privacy at a glance

* Every request goes only to Memo's own API — no third-party trackers, no analytics, no ad networks.
* The element-picker overlay is only injected when you click **Click to Select Element**. It doesn't run while you browse.
* Your auth token is stored locally in `chrome.storage.local`, isolated to the extension's origin, and cleared when you sign out from the popup or uninstall the extension.

Full details in the [Privacy Policy](/legal/privacy).

## Troubleshooting

**The extension button is greyed out.**
You're probably signed out. Click the extension icon and sign back in via memo.solutions.

**The keyboard shortcut doesn't work.**
Another extension may have the same shortcut. Open `chrome://extensions/shortcuts` and reassign Memo to a free combination.

**Right-click menu doesn't show "Add to Memo".**
Refresh the page once after installing — the context menu only attaches on pages loaded after the extension is enabled.

**I get a "permission denied" message.**
You're trying to save into a workspace where your role is **viewer**. Either switch workspaces in the popup, or ask an admin to upgrade your role.

**The popup says my session expired.**
Browser cookies were cleared or your session timed out. Open memo.solutions, sign back in, and the popup will pick up the new session automatically.