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

# Install the Chrome extension

> Install BenchCanvas Capture to start captures from your browser, including pages behind a login.

The BenchCanvas Chrome extension lets you start a capture from any page you are visiting, and record the active tab to import flows that live behind a login.

## Install

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Chrome Web Store listing">
    Get BenchCanvas Capture from the [Chrome Web Store](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/fkpamklcikckialfgijaomflkgmfeiac).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add to Chrome">
    Click Add to Chrome and confirm the permissions.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pin it (optional)">
    Pin the extension to your toolbar so the icon is always one click away.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What it can do

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Capture from the browser" icon="link" href="/extension/capture-from-browser">
    Start a URL capture of the current page or its root domain.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Record authenticated flows" icon="video" href="/extension/record-authenticated-flows">
    Record the active tab to import flows behind a login.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Permissions

The extension requests only what it needs to capture and record:

| Permission                         | Why                                                                |
| ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Tabs and active tab                | Read the current tab's URL and target it for capture or recording. |
| Tab capture and offscreen          | Record the active tab as a video.                                  |
| Storage                            | Track recording state and the toolbar timer.                       |
| Scripting                          | Show the recording guide overlay and pass recordings to the app.   |
| Host access to the BenchCanvas app | Hand recordings off to `app.benchcanvas.app` after you sign in.    |

## Sign in

Captures and recordings open the BenchCanvas app. If you are signed out, the app preserves your destination and resumes the import after you sign in. See [Sign in](/sign-in).

<Note>
  You can read the extension's privacy policy at [app.benchcanvas.app/extension/privacy](https://app.benchcanvas.app/extension/privacy).
</Note>