Our Chrome Extension Is Live - Here's How to Set It Up

OK so remember that browser extension I talked about a few days ago? The one where I said Google was reviewing it and we'd have to wait?

It's approved. It's live. You can go grab it right now.

Install it from the Chrome Web Store

I'm not going to repeat the whole pitch from the last post. If you want the backstory on why we built it, go read that one. This post is just the practical stuff - how to get it working and what to expect once you do.

Installing it

Go to the Chrome Web Store listing and click "Add to Chrome." That's genuinely it. Chrome will ask if you want to allow the extension and you click yes. Whole thing takes maybe 10 seconds.

Not on Chrome? Doesn't matter. If you use Edge, Brave, Opera, or Vivaldi - basically any Chromium browser - you can install Chrome extensions. Edge will give you a little warning about installing from the Chrome Web Store but it works fine, I've been using it on Edge for weeks during testing.

Firefox and Safari don't support Chrome extensions. That hasn't changed. If enough people ask for those we'll build native versions, but for now it's Chromium only.

Signing in

First time you click the extension icon on an Etsy page, it'll ask you to sign in. You can use your existing Listing Compliance Shield account - either Google login or email and password, whatever you signed up with.

You sign in once. The extension remembers you after that.

Don't have an account yet? The extension links you to our sign up page. Free accounts get 5 scans per month, same as on the website. The extension and the website share the same scan count, so if you've used 3 scans on the website this month, you've got 2 left on the extension. They're not separate pools.

Using it

Browse to any Etsy listing. Could be one of yours, could be a competitor's, doesn't matter. The extension detects that you're on an Etsy page and shows a little shield icon.

Click the icon. Click scan. Done.

It pulls the title, description, and tags straight from the page. You don't paste anything, you don't switch tabs, you don't do anything except click a button. Results show up right there in the extension popup - compliance score, any issues found, the same breakdown you'd see on the website.

And yeah it works on the listing editor too. So if you're drafting a new listing or editing an existing one, you can check it before you publish. That's the part I keep coming back to because it's the most useful. Catching a trademark issue while you're still writing is way better than catching it after Etsy sends you that lovely automated takedown email.

What it checks

Same stuff as the website. Trademark violations against our database of 500+ protected brands. Policy violations. Prohibited items. Handmade requirements. Safety standards for children's products. The AI analysis that catches the less obvious stuff.

Nothing different from the web scanner, it's just a faster way to get to it.

Privacy stuff (quick version)

The extension only reads data from Etsy pages. It doesn't track your browsing. It doesn't phone home on non-Etsy sites. It doesn't run in the background collecting data. When you scan a listing, it sends the listing text to our servers for analysis and that's it. Same data handling as if you'd pasted the text into the website yourself.

Full details are in our privacy policy if you want to read the whole thing.

What if something breaks

It's a v1. I'd be lying if I said everything will be perfectly smooth. If you run into a bug or something weird happens, let us know. Seriously. We're a small team and real feedback from real sellers is how we figure out what to fix next.

You can reach us through the contact page or just reply to any email we've sent you.

What's next for the extension

Honestly? I want to see how people use it first before we pile on features. There's a temptation to add a million things but I'd rather make sure the core scanning works great for everyone. The whole point is that it's simple - open listing, click scan, see results. If we can nail that experience, the rest will follow.

We're still working on Etsy shop sync separately. That's the feature where you connect your Etsy account and scan all your listings from a dashboard. Different use case from the extension - the extension is great for checking listings one at a time as you work on them, shop sync is for bulk scanning everything at once.

Install the extension and let us know what you think. If you're not ready for that, try scanning on the website first - 5 free scans, no credit card.