# Install Sift (Chrome)

1. Unzip the Sift ZIP file.
2. Open Chrome and go to `chrome://extensions`.
3. Turn on **Developer mode** (top right).
4. Click **Load unpacked**.
5. Select the unzipped versioned folder, such as `Sift-1.0.1`.
6. Complete the welcome guide: pick topics → add an X List → open your feed.

Why a List? Sift can only filter posts X already loads. Following is often too broad for topic packs.

Click the Sift icon anytime to open Settings.

Got a settings file from a friend? Settings → step 6 → Import settings, then save.

AI summaries in Brief run on your own computer through Chrome's built-in model
(Chrome 138+, desktop, roughly 22 GB free disk). If Brief offers "Turn on AI
summaries", clicking it lets Chrome download the model once. Nothing you read is
sent anywhere. Machines that can't run it simply show the strongest post instead.

To update later: unzip the newer version, remove the old Sift extension, and load
the new versioned folder. For automatic updates, install from the Chrome Web
Store once Sift is published there.
