> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://findprospectsnow.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# The Chrome extension

> What the Find Prospects Now Chrome extension shows and does — connection status, next scan time, Run scan now, notifications, the new-lead badge and the permissions it asks for.

Source: https://findprospectsnow.com/docs/getting-started/chrome-extension  
Last updated: 2026-10-17

Clicking the Find Prospects Now icon in Chrome opens the extension page in a new tab. Almost everything is configured on the [dashboard](https://findprospectsnow.com/docs/dashboard); the extension is the part that scans.

## What the extension page shows

- Your **Facebook account** (name and picture) and whether it is connected.
- The **Next scan** time — with "· another computer" when a different computer runs your scheduled scans.
- **Run scan now** / **Stop scan**, with live progress: *Starting scan…*, *Scanning Facebook groups… 40%*, *Analyzing matches…*, *Scan complete*.
- **Open my dashboard ↗** and **Sign out**.
- A reminder: *Please keep your computer awake and Chrome running for the scanning to work!*

You do not need to keep this page open. Scans run in the background without opening Facebook tabs.

## Badge and notifications

- The **badge** on the icon shows your number of New leads (up to 99+).
- **Chrome notifications** announce new leads after a scan, with a button to open them.

Both can be turned on or off in [Chrome notifications](https://findprospectsnow.com/docs/notifications/chrome-notifications).

## On Facebook

When you open a matched post on Facebook, a small card lets you mark it as seen or hide its author. See [Review leads](https://findprospectsnow.com/docs/dashboard/reviewing-leads#actions-directly-on-facebook).

## Languages

Notifications and the Facebook card follow your language setting: English, French or Spanish.

## Permissions

The extension asks only for what it needs:

| Permission | Used for |
| --- | --- |
| Read and change data on facebook.com | Reading the groups you monitor with your own Facebook session, and showing the card on matched posts. |
| Read and change data on findprospectsnow.com | Connecting to your dashboard. |
| Notifications | New-lead alerts. |
| Storage | Your settings and an offline copy of recent leads. |
| Alarms | Scheduled scans. |
| Identity | Sign in with Google. |
| Cookies | Detecting which Facebook account is logged in. |
| Tabs | Opening your dashboard, Facebook login and matched posts. |

The extension never asks for your Facebook password and never posts, comments or sends messages.

## Signing out and switching accounts

- **Sign out** stops any running scan. Your data stays in your account.
- If you log in to a **different Facebook account** in Chrome, the extension switches to it and the dashboard asks you to choose groups for it. See [Multiple Facebook accounts](https://findprospectsnow.com/docs/monitoring/multiple-facebook-accounts).