> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://doc.lockerprotocol.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://doc.lockerprotocol.com/browser-extension/install.md).

# Install the extension

Add the wallet to Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari and pin it.

**Locker Protocol Wallet** is a browser extension that works wherever MetaMask works, but holds no keys. Install it from your browser's store, pin it, and it opens in the side panel next to your web pages.

## What you need

* A computer with Chrome, Edge, Brave, Firefox or Safari.
* A webcam (built-in is fine).

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### Open the store page

Search for **Locker Protocol Wallet** in the Chrome Web Store (Chrome, Edge, Brave), Firefox Add-ons, or the App Store (Safari). Check the publisher is **Locker Protocol**.
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### Click "Add to browser"

Confirm the permissions. The extension asks for the **camera** (to read the Vault's QR codes), **storage** (to remember your watch-only accounts) and the **side panel**.
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### Pin the icon

Click the puzzle-piece icon in the toolbar and pin **Locker Protocol Wallet**, so it is always one click away.
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### It opens in the side panel

Click the icon. On Chrome and Edge the wallet opens in the **side panel**, a column beside the page that stays open while you browse. That is where the camera works best.

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### Popup mode (Firefox, Safari)

Browsers without a side panel open the wallet as a small popup. Everything works the same; for camera scans the wallet may ask you to **Continue in a tab**.
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### First open

The first time, a full-page **onboarding** tab opens: accept the terms, scan your Vault, done. See the next page.

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**No Vault yet?** The welcome screen has **I don't have a vault yet** → **Get the free Vault app**. It shows the Vault's link as a QR code to scan with the phone you will dedicate to it. See [Install the Vault](/vault/install.md).
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## Learn more

* [Onboarding](/browser-extension/onboarding.md)
* [Permissions the extension asks for](/reference/extension-permissions.md)
* [Reproducible build & verification](/reference/reproducible-build.md)


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