Why this works
Microsoft Edge and Brave are both built on Chromium, the same engine Chrome uses. Extensions written for Chrome run unchanged inside them — you just have to flip a one-time switch that says "yes, I want extensions from outside this browser's own store." Once that's on, installing FocusDragon is exactly the same flow as Chrome.
Microsoft Edge
- 1. Open Edge.
- 2. In the address bar, type edge://extensions and press Return.
- 3. In the left sidebar, toggle on "Allow extensions from other stores". Edge will pop a warning dialog about third-party extensions — click "Allow".
- 4. Now navigate to the Chrome Web Store listing for FocusDragon (the same link the Mac app uses for Chrome).
- 5. Click "Add to Chrome" (the button label doesn't change inside Edge). Confirm the permissions dialog.
- 6. Open edge://extensions again. Find FocusDragon → Details → set "Site access" to "On all sites".
- 7. Pin the icon by clicking the puzzle-piece in the toolbar and then the pin icon next to FocusDragon.
Edge enterprise policy (managed devices, school laptops, corporate-issued Macs) often disables "Allow extensions from other stores" via group policy. If the toggle is greyed out, your IT admin has it locked. There is no workaround on a managed machine — you'll need IT to either whitelist FocusDragon or unblock Chrome Web Store installs.
Brave
- 1. Open Brave.
- 2. In the address bar, type brave://extensions and press Return. Brave already accepts Chrome Web Store installs out of the box — no "allow other stores" toggle to flip.
- 3. Navigate to the FocusDragon listing on the Chrome Web Store.
- 4. Click "Add to Brave" (button label adapts in Brave). Confirm.
- 5. Back in brave://extensions, find FocusDragon → Details → set "Site access" to "On all sites".
- 6. Pin the icon via the puzzle-piece menu in the toolbar.