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The ClearSpend Chrome extension fills two gaps:
  1. Usage signals from your browser: apps that don’t expose login data via an integration still get a “Last used” timestamp.
  2. Upload from the toolbar popup: drop or browse for invoices without opening the webapp.
  3. One-click invoice capture: when you download a PDF from a vendor portal, a small banner offers to send it straight to ClearSpend.
It runs locally in your browser and only reports data for users who have signed into ClearSpend in the same browser profile.

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Install

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Open the Chrome Web Store from ClearSpend

In the ClearSpend webapp, click the Chrome icon in the top-right header. In the popup, click Install Chrome Extension — this opens ClearSpend Companion in the Chrome Web Store.You can also open the listing directly: ClearSpend Companion on the Chrome Web Store.
2

Add to Chrome

On the Chrome Web Store page, click Add to Chrome and confirm the install prompt. The ClearSpend icon appears in your browser toolbar when installation finishes.
3

Sign in

Open app.clearspend.ai and sign in normally. The extension automatically picks up your session; there’s no separate login.
Pin the extension to your toolbar (click the puzzle icon → pin) so the icon is always visible. The popup shows your most-used apps and lets you reload service data.

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What gets tracked

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Browser visits

As you navigate the web, the extension matches the current domain to ClearSpend’s catalog of 8,800+ SaaS services. For example, a visit to companyname.atlassian.net/jira/... is matched to Atlassian (or Jira Software when the URL clearly points to Jira). Each match increments the visit counter for that service, with a 24-hour cooldown: multiple visits to the same app within a day count as one. This keeps the data clean while still capturing daily-active behavior.

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Send documents from the extension

Click the ClearSpend icon in your toolbar to open the extension popup. When you’re signed in and tracking is active, you can drop files or click to browse to send invoices and statements straight to your workspace (PDF, CSV, JPG, or PNG).
ClearSpend extension popup with drag-and-drop upload area

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Downloaded invoices

When you download a PDF or image from a known vendor domain, a “Send to ClearSpend?” banner appears in the corner of the page. Click Send and the file is uploaded to your workspace as a document, just like an emailed invoice. The banner only appears for file types ClearSpend can process (PDF, JPG, PNG). Click ✕ to dismiss; the file still saves to your downloads folder normally.

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What data is sent

The full URL never leaves your browser. The extension only sends the service it identified and a visit count, not where on that service you were.

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Permissions

The manifest requests the following permissions, each with a specific purpose:

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Privacy

  • Data is associated with your ClearSpend identity only after you’ve signed in to the webapp in the same browser.
  • If you sign out, the extension stops reporting usage until you sign back in.
  • Visit counts are flushed to the API on a short interval and stored against your user record; admins see aggregate usage on the Workspace and People pages, never individual URLs.

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Manage from the webapp

You can see the impact of the extension across two places:
  • Apps → Last used: populated from extension visits when no integration provides login data
  • Team → People → Apps used by: shows the per-user app list combining workspace integrations and extension data
If you don’t want a teammate’s extension activity tracked, ask them to either sign out of ClearSpend in that browser profile or remove the extension.

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Troubleshooting

The extension reads the same cookie the webapp does. Sign out of ClearSpend, sign back in, then click the extension icon to pair again. If you use Chrome profiles, make sure the extension and the webapp are in the same profile.
Remember the 24-hour cooldown: additional visits to the same app within a day don’t increment the counter. Also check that you’ve granted the extension access to “all sites” in chrome://extensions/.
It only appears for supported file types (PDF / JPG / PNG) from a recognized vendor domain. Some sites that wrap downloads in JavaScript may not trigger the banner. Use + Add Data Sources → Upload document in the webapp as a fallback.
Go to chrome://extensions/, find ClearSpend Service Tracker, and click Remove. Removing the extension does not delete the usage data already sent. Contact your admin if you need that scrubbed.