Installation

Install Yako from your browser's official extension store.

The recommended installation path is the official store for your browser. Store installs update automatically and do not require developer mode.

Microsoft Edge

  1. Open the Yako listing on Microsoft Edge Add-ons
  2. Select Get
  3. Confirm the install prompt
  4. Open a new tab to start using Yako

Google Chrome

  1. Open the Yako listing on the Chrome Web Store
  2. Select Add to Chrome
  3. Confirm the install prompt
  4. Open a new tab to start using Yako

Firefox

  1. Open the Yako listing on Firefox Add-ons
  2. Select Add to Firefox
  3. Confirm the install prompt
  4. Open a new tab to start using Yako

Other Chromium Browsers

Brave

Brave supports Chrome Web Store extensions. Open the Yako listing on the Chrome Web Store and select Add to Brave.

Vivaldi

Vivaldi supports Chrome extensions. Open the Yako listing on the Chrome Web Store and follow the browser prompt. Note that new window behavior may differ from new tab behavior.

Opera

Opera does not allow extensions to modify its new tab page. A workaround is to use a third-party extension that redirects your new tab to a custom URL.

Updating

Store installs update automatically through your browser. If you installed Yako manually, replace the local files with the latest release and reload the extension from your browser's extensions page.

Building from source

If you prefer to build from source:

  1. Clone the repository
  2. Install Deno
  3. Run deno install
  4. Run deno task chrome, deno task edge, or deno task firefox
  5. Load the extension from the release/<browser> folder using the manual install steps below

Manual install from GitHub

Manual installs are useful for testing, but they do not update automatically. Download the latest ZIP from the Yako releases page and follow the steps for your browser.

Edge manual install

  1. Download yako-edge.zip from the latest release
  2. Unzip the file to a folder on your computer, for example ~/yako-edge
  3. Open Edge and go to edge://extensions
  4. Enable Developer mode
  5. Select Load unpacked and choose the folder you unzipped

Chrome manual install

  1. Download yako-chrome.zip from the latest release
  2. Unzip the file to a folder on your computer, for example ~/yako-chrome
  3. Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions
  4. Enable Developer mode
  5. Select Load unpacked and choose the folder you unzipped

Firefox temporary install

  1. Download yako-firefox.zip from the latest release
  2. Unzip the file to a folder on your computer, for example ~/yako-firefox
  3. Open Firefox and go to about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox
  4. Select Load Temporary Add-on
  5. Choose manifest.json from the folder you unzipped

Note: Firefox temporary add-ons are removed when the browser closes. Use the Firefox Add-ons store listing for a permanent install.