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

# Browser Extension

> Check live status for the site you are viewing and optionally report an outage — Chrome or Edge, no StatusStack account

Click the StatusStack icon on any tab. The popup shows live status for that hostname, active incidents, and a link to the vendor's status page.

No sign-in. The extension does not use your StatusStack account.

<Info>
  **You'll need** Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. Firefox is not supported. Store listings are **not live yet** (install URLs are TBD / available soon) — this page does not invent Chrome Web Store or Edge Add-ons links.
</Info>

***

## What you'll see

The toolbar popup is a Manifest V3 card for the **current tab hostname**. Typical states:

Each matched popup includes:

* Service name and hostname
* Status badge (**Operational**, **Outage**, or **Maintenance**)
* Incident titles and relative start times, or “No active incidents.”
* **View status page** (vendor status page)
* **Report an outage** (anonymous)
* A **Checked … ago** timestamp

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## Install

Public Chrome Web Store and Microsoft Edge Add-ons listings are **not published yet**. When they are, this page will get the official URLs. Until then, treat install as **available soon**.

<Warning>
  Do not install unofficial copies from third-party sites. Only use listings StatusStack publishes for Chrome and Edge.
</Warning>

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## How it works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open a site">
    Go to the vendor or app you want to check.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click the StatusStack icon">
    The popup looks up the **current tab hostname** against StatusStack's known vendor domains.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Read live status">
    If the hostname matches, you get the card above — status, incidents, and **View status page**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Optionally report an outage">
    **Report an outage** is anonymous. It feeds [crowdsourced incident](/guides/crowdsourced-incidents) detection. It does not create a ticket in your account.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  Unmatched hostnames do not get a fake status. The popup offers a **request-service** link so the domain can be considered for the catalog. Some sites you visit will be unmatched even when a public status page exists.
</Tip>

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## Limits

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="No account, no private data">
    The extension does not sign you in and does not show your stacks, monitors, or MSP clients.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Not a ticket tool">
    **Report an outage** is a community signal, not a PSA ticket. Ticket open/close is [ConnectWise automations](/guides/msp-automations) in the MSP Console.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Chrome and Edge only">
    Firefox is out of scope. There is no StatusStack account required on either browser.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

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## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Crowdsourced Incidents" icon="users" href="/guides/crowdsourced-incidents">
    How anonymous reports become early warnings
  </Card>

  <Card title="Integrations Overview" icon="plug" href="/integrations/overview">
    Notification channels and other connections
  </Card>

  <Card title="Status Monitoring" icon="chart-line" href="/guides/status-monitoring">
    Monitor services from the customer dashboard
  </Card>

  <Card title="Sources" icon="globe" href="/concepts/sources">
    How StatusStack catalogs vendor status pages
  </Card>
</CardGroup>