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Installation Guide

Get Asana Essentials running in your browser

Requirements

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Modern Browser

Chrome 113+, Edge 113+, Firefox 109+, or Safari 16.4+

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AI Hardware (Optional)

WebGPU for in-browser SLMs; or run via local Ollama / API keys

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Asana Account

Any plan — Free, Starter, Advanced, or Enterprise

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Project with Tasks

At least one project with assigned tasks

Choose your browser

1

Download the extension

Download chrome-mv3-prod.zip directly from this site.

2

Unzip the file

Extract the zip to a folder on your computer. Remember where you put it.

3

Open Extensions page

Navigate to chrome://extensions and enable Developer mode (top-right toggle).

4

Load the extension

Click Load unpacked and select the unzipped folder.

5

Open Asana

Navigate to any Asana project. The standup widget appears in the toolbar. Click 🏃 Start Standup to begin.

Tip: Pin the extension to your toolbar by clicking the puzzle icon → pin icon next to Asana Essentials.
1

Go to Microsoft Edge Add-ons

Open the Asana Essentials Edge Add-on page.

2

Install the extension

Click the Get button, then click Add extension in the confirmation dialog.

3

Open Asana

Navigate to any Asana project. The standup widget will appear in the project toolbar. Click 🏃 Start Standup to begin.

Tip: Pin the extension to your toolbar by clicking the extensions puzzle piece icon → clicking the show icon next to Asana Essentials.
1

Go to Firefox Add-ons

Open the Asana Essentials Firefox Add-on page.

2

Add to Firefox

Click the Add to Firefox button, then click Add in the browser prompt to install.

3

Open Asana

Navigate to any Asana project. The standup widget will appear in the toolbar. Click 🏃 Start Standup to begin.

Tip: Ensure the extension is enabled by clicking the Extensions icon (puzzle piece) in the Firefox toolbar.
1

Enable Developer menu

Open Safari → Settings → Advanced → check "Show features for web developers"

2

Allow unsigned extensions

In the menu bar: Develop → Allow Unsigned Extensions (requires admin password).

3

Build or convert the Safari target

Convert the unpacked extension build using xcrun safari-web-extension-converter.

4

Enable in Safari

Go to Safari → Settings → Extensions and enable Asana Essentials.

Note: Safari support requires Xcode and macOS. App Store publishing is planned for a future release.

Troubleshooting

Widget doesn't appear

Make sure you're on a project page (URL contains /0/ followed by a number). The widget only shows when Asana's toolbar is detected. Try refreshing the page.

No members loaded

The project needs at least one task assigned to a member. Unassigned tasks are not included in the speaker queue.

Extension icon is greyed out

The extension only activates on app.asana.com. Navigate to Asana and the icon will become active.

Open the browser console (F12), filter by [Asana Essentials], and report the details to the maintainer.