Prolific Pulse

Real-time Prolific study monitoring browser extension (Firefox & Chrome).

• Cache live studies and track availability changes
• Record recent availability events (appeared / disappeared)
• Track submission state across studies
• Alert you with sound and auto-open when high-value studies appear
• Send Telegram notifications when matching studies appear

All data is stored locally in the browser using IndexedDB. No external server required.

Installation

Download the latest release from the Releases page.

Chrome

1. Download the -chrome.zip file.
2. Open chrome://extensions and enable Developer mode.
3. Drag the .zip onto the page.

Firefox

Signed (recommended): If a signed -firefox.xpi file is available in the release, download it and open it in Firefox. Click Add when prompted.

Temporary install: If only the unsigned -firefox-unsigned.zip is available:

1. Download the -firefox-unsigned.zip file.
2. Open about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox in Firefox.
3. Click Load Temporary Add-on and select the downloaded .zip.
4. The extension works normally but is removed when Firefox restarts. Repeat these steps after each restart.

After installing

1. Open Prolific and make sure you are logged in.
2. Click the Prolific Pulse extension icon in the toolbar to open the popup.

Daily Use

• Keep your browser open with Prolific logged in.
• Open the popup to monitor studies, feed activity, and submissions.
• Configure priority filters in settings to get alerts for studies matching your criteria.
• If a study you tried to take was full but later reopens, you'll get a fresh alert automatically.

Telegram Notifications

Get notified on your phone when studies appear:

1. Create a bot via @BotFather on Telegram.
2. Message @userinfobot to get your chat ID.
3. Open extension settings, expand Telegram, paste your bot token and chat ID.
4. Click "Send test message" to verify.

Options: per-filter notifications, notify for all studies, silent mode, and configurable message format (reward, hourly rate, duration, places, researcher, description, study link).

Troubleshooting

• If popup data stops updating, reload the Prolific tab.
• Firefox: reload the extension from about:addons.
• Chrome: reload from chrome://extensions.