Beta testing the Kee browser extension

Kee browser extension
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Would you like to try out the latest features and improvements before other Kee users?

If so, you might want to consider whether signing up for the Kee beta testing channel is a good idea for you.

Being less well tested than the stable version installed through your web browser’s extension marketplace/store means that a beta version comes with a higher risk but you’ll get access to new functionality and bug fixes weeks before other users, as well as helping to report any problems that might need fixing before the addon is rolled out to the whole community.

Note: A “channel” in this context refers to when you get automatic updates to Kee. Those on a “beta channel” get updates before those on the default “stable channel” that your web browser offers you.

Mozilla Firefox

The beta testing channel is hosted on GitHub and you can subscribe to it by installing the signed XPI file “Asset” on the latest release page - look for the download that ends with beta-an+fx.xpi (e.g. kee-2.5.6beta-an+fx.xpi)

Other browsers

Unlike Firefox, other web browsers treat the beta version of Kee as an entirely unrelated extension. This means that:

  1. You must ensure that both the stable version of Kee and the beta version of Kee are never enabled in your browser at the same time.
  2. The configuration of each extension is entirely independent so be prepared to change all of your preferences in both extensions if you switch between the beta and stable channel.
  3. In order for most settings to be automatically transferred between the extensions you can sign in to your Kee Vault account before disabling one of the Kee extensions and installing the other extension. Kee Vault will effectively see each extension as an entirely different web browser and thus synchronise your settings between the two extensions.
    • Note that Kee Vault does not synchronise settings that you would reasonably want to adjust independently on each browser/device such as your preferred light or dark theme.

Google Chrome

  1. Visit https://groups.google.com/g/kee-beta-testing/
  2. Sign in using a Google account
  3. Click “Join group”
  4. Enter any display name you wish. We don’t use the group for messaging so it also does not matter which subscription setting you choose.
  5. Click “Join group”
  6. Visit https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kee-password-manager-beta/hlicbbodnlbbflfihnjjffnjeaoglici
  7. Click on “Add to Chrome”
  8. Ensure that you search for and discuss any issues on this community forum

Microsoft Edge

Microsoft are currently performing mystery operations. When/if this concludes, we hope to allow beta testing the extension through the Edge extension store. Until then, you may be able to install it from the Google Chrome link above, but this has not been tested and you should be extra cautious to ensure automatic updates work reliably to avoid future security risk.