Installation guide

BugCapturer runs as a browser extension on Chrome, Edge and other Chromium browsers. There are two ways to install it: through the official browser stores (recommended, auto-updates), or by loading the offline package manually (for networks where the stores are unreachable).

Option 1: Install from the browser store (recommended)

Store	Link	Notes
Chrome Web Store	BugCapturer on Chrome Web Store	Chrome and other Chromium browsers
Microsoft Edge Add-ons	BugCapturer on Edge Add-ons	Edge browser

Steps:

1. Open the store page for your browser
2. Click “Add to Chrome” / “Add to Edge” and confirm
3. Click the puzzle icon in the toolbar and pin BugCapturer

Store installs update automatically, so this is the recommended path whenever the store is reachable.

Option 2: Manual install from the offline package

Use this when the Chrome / Edge stores won’t load (for example on restricted networks). The offline package contains exactly the same code as the store version.

Step 1 — Download the package

Download bugcapturer-v1.3.2.zip (132 KB) from the download page to your computer, for example your Downloads folder.

Only download from the official site

Always download the package from bugcapturer.com. Packages from other sources are not verified and may be modified.

Step 2 — Extract the zip

Right-click the zip file and choose “Extract All” (Windows) or double-click it (macOS). You will get a folder named extension — this is the actual extension.

Step 3 — Open the extensions page

Open your browser’s extension management page:

• Chrome: type chrome://extensions in the address bar and press Enter
• Edge: type edge://extensions in the address bar and press Enter

Step 4 — Enable Developer mode

Turn on the Developer mode toggle in the top-right corner of the extensions page.

Step 5 — Load the extension

Click “Load unpacked” and select the extension folder you extracted in step 2.

Select the folder, not the zip

The file picker expects the extracted extension folder. If you select the .zip file the load will fail — extract it first.

Step 6 — Pin and start

Click the puzzle icon in the browser toolbar and pin BugCapturer. Open any web page, launch BugCapturer, and capture your first annotated screenshot.

Updating a manual install

Manual installs don’t auto-update. When a new version is released:

1. Download the new package from the download page
2. Extract it and replace the old extension folder (keep the same location)
3. On the extensions page, click the Reload (↻) button on the BugCapturer card

FAQ

Where is Developer mode?

On the extensions page (chrome://extensions or edge://extensions), top-right corner. On older Chrome versions it’s a checkbox inside “More tools → Extensions” — if you can’t see the toggle, update your browser first.

Is the offline package safe?

The package is the exact build submitted to the browser stores, published from the official bugcapturer.com site. You can verify the file is a plain zip containing the extension’s source files — no installer, no executable, nothing runs outside your browser.

Will Chrome show a warning for unpacked extensions?

Chrome shows a “Disable developer mode extensions” prompt in some cases on browser startup; click “Cancel” to keep BugCapturer enabled. This is standard behavior for all manually loaded extensions.

Store became reachable — can I switch to the store version?

Yes. Remove the unpacked extension on the extensions page, then install from the store. Your settings are stored in your browser profile and will be restored after you sign in.

Do store and manual installs differ in features?

No. Same codebase, same features (screenshot annotation, screen recording, diagnostics, sharing, integrations). The only difference is the update mechanism.