Download & use
The download is not open yet. When it is, you will install it as an unpacked extension — about two minutes, no developer account needed. The steps below are what it will look like.
Install
- Download the zip (when available) and unzip it somewhere permanent (e.g.
Documents\chip-for-beta). Chrome loads the extension from this folder, so don't delete it afterwards. - Open Chrome and go to
chrome://extensions. - Turn on Developer mode (top right).
- Click Load unpacked and select the unzipped folder (the one that contains
manifest.json). - The glasses icon appears in the toolbar. Pin it if you like. Refresh any tabs that were already open.
Set your level
- Take the Beta Test and click Download settings for this level. You get a small
.jsonfile. - Right-click the extension icon → Options.
- Under 备份与安全 (Backup & security) click 导入设置 (Import settings) and choose the file.
- Done. Everything else stays at the extension's defaults; you can still change the style, threshold or whitelist later.
Default style is a black block at a 0.20 confidence threshold with 15% margin. GPU (WebGPU) is used when available, otherwise CPU.
Requirements & notes
- Chrome 116 or newer (also works in Edge / Brave / other Chromium browsers with the same steps).
- Permissions explained: storage saves settings; offscreen documents run the local model; alarms remove temporary rules; the scoped network rule helps repair certain cross-origin video frames; host access lets the extension inspect media on enabled pages. No media or browsing history leaves your machine.
- Updating: download the new zip, unzip it over the old folder, then click the reload icon on
chrome://extensions. - Chrome may show an "unpacked extensions" reminder on startup. That's expected for anything not from the Web Store.
- Source is AGPL-3.0-or-later. The model and runtime notices are in the zip under
THIRD-PARTY.mdandlicenses/.