Link Snap

A Chrome extension that makes saving LinkedIn profiles quick and easy(neccesary for Virtual Newsroom intial onboarding).

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🚀 Installation

1. Download the extension

• Click the green Code button on this repository
• Select Download ZIP from the dropdown

2. Extract the ZIP

• Windows: Right-click the downloaded ZIP → Extract All
• Mac: Double-click the ZIP to extract

3. Enable Developer Mode in Chrome

   • Open Chrome and paste this into your URL bar:

     chrome://extensions/
     

   • Toggle Developer Mode on (top-right corner)

4. Load the extension

   • Click Load unpacked
   • Select the extracted folder (usually named link-snap-main or link-snap)

5. Log in

   • After loading, a login page will appear
   • Enter the same credentials you use for your Virtual Newsroom

6. Complete setup 🎉

   • Once it says Connection Success, you can close the setup tabs
   • Link Snap is now installed!

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📌 Usage

1. (Optional but recommended) Pin the extension to your Chrome toolbar for easy access
2. Open a LinkedIn profile
3. Click the Link Snap icon → press Save

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🔑 Additional Notes

• You can sign out and switch accounts from the extension pop-up
• The pop-up also shows your currently active account
• ⚠️ If you sign in to your Virtual Newsroom account on a different computer, you will need to sign back into both the Chrome extension and Virtual Newsroom again on the previous computer

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⚠️ Coming Soon

Currently working on publishing Link Snap ot the Chrome Web Store.

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.