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Getting Started

Install and connect the Chrome extension

Prepare the IPPO extension so browser recordings can reach your account.

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  1. Open IPPO in Google Chrome and go to Captures.
  2. Choose Get extension to open the configured Chrome Web Store listing. Install the extension and confirm the browser prompt.
  3. Open Chrome's Extensions menu and pin IPPO if you want a shortcut in the toolbar.
  4. Open the IPPO extension and complete the connection or sign-in flow it presents. Check that it is connected to your intended account before recording.
Choose Screen or TabExample with sample data
Source UI example: the connected Chrome extension, ready to record. Choose Screen or Tab, then Start. Screen opens the browser source chooser; Tab records the active tab.

Choose Screen or Tab

IPPO extension recorder with Screen selected, a Tab option, Start and Open side panel controls.

Source UI example: the connected Chrome extension, ready to record. Choose Screen or Tab, then Start. Screen opens the browser source chooser; Tab records the active tab.

Open a normal website tab that you are allowed to record, then open the extension there. Browser internal pages and some protected content cannot be recorded in the same way as ordinary pages.

If IPPO cannot detect the extension, check that it is enabled in the current Chrome profile and refresh IPPO. Managed browsers may require your administrator to approve installation.