Browser Extension - How to operate ArConnect?

UI views of ArConnect

ArConnect consists of multiple UI views. Here’s a brief overview of the available views and the features they provide:

• Popover view - the main extension user interface.

  • Allows viewing your current wallet data.

  • Allows viewing and managing your assets and balances.

  • Displays some information about the current app, if connected

• Settings view - extension settings dashboard.

  

  • Allows the customization and the configuration of the extension.

  • Provides an interface to add and remove wallets.

  • Provides useful information about the extension.

• Auth view - authentication and request popup.

  • This is the UI that appears whenever an application is trying to connect to your wallet or change permissions

  • Allowance popup.

  • See our guide on how to use ArConnect in a dApp for more information.

• Setup view - onboarding to the extension

  • Checkout our guide on how to install and setup ArConnect for additional details.

• Developer tool views - helpful tools for easier development with ArConnect.

  • These tools in the browser’s devtools section.

  • ArConnect provides the following devtools:

    • ArConnect devtools - https://docs.arconnect.io/developer-tooling/arconnect-devtools

    • ArLocal devtools - https://docs.arconnect.io/developer-tooling/arlocal-devtools

Navigating in the main extension view

The main extension view in ArConnect provides quick access to various features and functionalities. Here's a quick overview:

• Main view is the same as the Popover view.

• The main view allows access to all ArConnect views.

  

• Wallets - view and switch between your wallets.

  

  • On the right side of the address is a button to copy this active address.

• On the right side you have a few quick actions available, from left to right:

  

  • View your wallet on the Arweave block explorer: Viewblock.

  • Navigate to settings.

  • View application info - information about the connected app.

  • View the wallet in an expanded view.

• Main Arweave balance - balance of AR tokens.

  

  • You can also hide your balance here or lock your wallet so it can only be opened next time with your password.

• Assets & collectibles - balance of different arweave based tokens (NFTs, PSTs, etc.).

  • See our guide on how to add tokens to view your favorite tokens and collectibles in this list.

• Menu - links to views, from left to right.

  

  • Return to Home (main extension view)

  • Send tokens.

  • Receive tokens.

  • Explore the ecosystem (news and price info).