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Installing the Chrome extension

One-click saving from LinkedIn, Greenhouse, Lever, Workday and company careers pages. About a minute to set up, on a computer.

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Before you start

Chrome on a computer (Mac, Windows, Chromebook). Chrome extensions do not run on phones. On iPhone, use Share → Gancho.

The extension card at the bottom of the sidebar
The extension card at the bottom of the sidebar

How it works

  1. Click Download on the extension card (or Chrome extension in your account menu). Double-click the zip in Downloads to get a folder, and keep that folder somewhere it will not be deleted.
  2. Type chrome://extensions into Chrome's address bar and press Enter. Chrome does not allow a direct link to it.
  3. Turn on Developer mode with the switch at the top right of that page.
  4. Click Load unpacked and choose the folder from step 1. Gancho appears in the list.
  5. Click the puzzle-piece icon next to the address bar, then the pin next to Gancho, so its icon is always in your toolbar.
Chrome's extensions page with Developer mode on and Gancho loaded
Chrome's extensions page with Developer mode on and Gancho loaded

The same steps are inside the app: click How to install on the extension card.

The install guide inside Gancho
The install guide inside Gancho

The icon

This is the one to pin and click: Gancho extension icon

Updating it

Chrome does not update this extension by itself. To get a new version, download it again, replace the old folder with the new one, then click the round reload arrow on Gancho's card on chrome://extensions. The version number is on that card too. Version 1.4.0 and later save to trygancho.com.

If it stops working

  • You moved or deleted the folder. Chrome loads the extension from it. Put it back, or repeat steps 1 to 4.
  • It says “Sign in”. Sign in to Gancho at trygancho.com in the same Chrome, then click it again.
  • It keeps saying “Sign in” when you are signed in. You probably have a version from before Gancho moved to trygancho.com. Update it as above.

More in Saving jobs

3 ways to add a jobFrom your iPhone in two taps, a pasted link, or one click in Chrome. Discover can also find jobs for you.Discover: let Gancho find jobs for youRoles picked for you every day, plus over 20,000 open jobs to search yourself. One click saves any of them to your pipeline.Searching and filtering jobsSearch over 20,000 open jobs by role, company or place, and narrow them by country, company, pay and remote.Importing a job from a linkPaste a posting's link and Gancho fills in the title, company, pay and the whole description.Adding a job by handFor a role someone told you about, or a posting you cannot link to.Saving jobs with the Chrome extensionOpen a posting and click the icon. It lands in Saved with the full description.Saving jobs on iPhoneShare a posting straight from Safari or LinkedIn, or paste a link.
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