#Install the Status Connector extension

Status Connector is an open-source browser extension that you can use to connect to decentralized applications (dApps) directly from your desktop browser.

You can use Status Connector with Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers, such as Brave, Edge or Opera.

#Why use Status Connector

While WalletConnect uses QR codes or deep links to establish a connection, Status Connector provides a direct link between your browser and the Status desktop app. This eliminates the need to scan QR codes and simplifies connecting to dApps and signing transactions.

#Install Status Connector

#Step 1: Install the extension

1. 1
   Using Chrome or a Chromium-based browser, open the Status Connector extension download page.
2. 2
   On the Status Connector page ("A wallet connector by Status"), click

   Add to Chrome

   . If you are using a browser other than Google Chrome, the button may display

   Add to [browser]

   or

   Get extension

   instead.
3. 3
   Click

   Add Extension

   in the pop-up window to confirm the installation.
4. 4
   If your browser asks you what you want to do with the extension, click

   Open

   .

#Step 2: Make the extension visible in your browser

1. 1
   On your browser, locate the

   Extensions

   menu. This menu is a puzzle piece icon in the browser toolbar, typically in the top-right corner.
2. 2
   Click the puzzle piece icon to open the

   Extensions

   menu.
3. 3
   Click the pin icon next to the Status Connector extension to make it visible on the toolbar. In browsers like Edge, click the crossed eye icon to unhide the extension.

To use the extension, check out Connect to dApps using Status Connector.

#Uninstall Status Connector

1. 1
   Open your Chrome or Chromium-based browser.
2. 2
   Locate the

   Extensions

   menu. This menu is a puzzle piece icon in the browser toolbar, typically in the top-right corner.
3. 3
   Right-click the Status Connector extension icon and choose

   Remove from Chrome

   or

   Remove from [browser name]

   .
4. 4
   Click

   Remove

   in the pop-up window to confirm the removal.