The Chrome extension needs ReadKeeps for Mac
The extension is installed. Two more steps and you’re set.
The extension adds one item to your right-click menu, “Save to ReadKeeps”, and hands the page to ReadKeeps on your Mac, which does the fetching, archiving and reading. So ReadKeeps must be installed on this Mac; without it, clicking the menu item does nothing.
Install ReadKeeps for Mac
Free to download. Requires macOS 14 or later.
Open ReadKeeps once
Open it once after installing so macOS knows ReadKeeps should receive pages from the extension. It doesn’t need to stay open afterwards.
Right-click “Save to ReadKeeps” in Chrome
Right-click on a page, a link or selected text. The first time, Chrome asks whether to open ReadKeeps; tick “Always allow” and it won’t ask again.
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Save to ReadKeeps
InspectRight-click a link to save the page it points to.
Nothing happens?
- Make sure ReadKeeps is installed on this Mac and has been opened at least once.
- If you clicked Cancel when Chrome asked to open ReadKeeps, just save again and it will ask again.
- Only
http://andhttps://pages can be saved; browser pages (settings, new tab) and local files can’t. - Still stuck? Write to fearless@readkeeps.org with your Chrome version and the page address.
Other browsers and devices
- Microsoft Edge: the same extension installs straight from the Chrome Web Store.
- Safari: ReadKeeps comes with its own Safari extension, “Save to ReadKeeps”. Turn it on in Safari Settings › Extensions, on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
- iPhone / iPad: tap Share in any app and choose ReadKeeps.
Install manually (without the store)
You can also download the .zip:
- Unzip it and keep the folder somewhere it won’t be deleted.
- Open
chrome://extensionsand turn on Developer mode (top right). - Click “Load unpacked” and choose that folder.
Extensions installed this way don’t update automatically, and Chrome may occasionally suggest turning off developer-mode extensions — choose to keep it.