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Capture for JIRA Capture includes browser extensions for all the major browsers, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. The browser extension allows you to capture issues in your JIRA projects directly from any web page, take and annotate screenshots, use issue templates, manage test sessions, and much more.To see if

Before you begin

Check whether your browser's version is supported for the JIRA Capture browser extension, check out the JIRA Capture for JIRA browser extension on Capture for JIRA Compatibility Chart. Note that JIRA Capture does for JIRA does not currently support any mobile browsers (iOS, Android, etc.).

You will also need the Capture for JIRA Capture plugin installed on your instance of JIRA before the extensions become available. Otherwise, you will not see the 'Test Sessions' menu in your JIRA site.

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To download the JIRA Capture browser for JIRA browser extension, go navigate to the "Get JIRA Capture Extension" page in the "Test Sessions" drop down in JIRA. JIRA Capture will Capture (upper menu in the JIRA header) > Get Browser Extension. Capture for JIRA will detect your current browser for downloading the extension.

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  1. After clicking the Download JIRA Capture link, click "Allow".
  2. When prompted, Install Capture for JIRA Capture.
  3. Restart Firefox.
  4. Start Capture for JIRA Capture for Firefox by clicking the Image Removed icon the Image Added icon in the toolbar in the top right. Alternatively, you can start Capture for JIRA Capture by going to Tools > JIRA Capture in the Firefox menu.


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  1. After clicking on the "Download JIRA Capture" link, click "Continue" at the bottom left of the screen.
  2. When prompted, "Install" Capture for JIRA Capture.
  3. To start Capture for JIRA Capture for Chrome, click on the  Image RemovedImage Added icon in the toolbar in the top right.
If you are using Chrome 21 or greater, please follow the instructions on this page: Installing the Capture for JIRA Capture extension in Chrome


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  1. After clicking the Download JIRA Capture link, double-click jira-capture-latest.safariextz in the Downloads dialog.
  2. When prompted, Install Capture for JIRA Capture.
  3. To start Capture for JIRA Capture for Safari, click on the  Image Removedthe Image Added icon in the toolbar in the top left.


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  1. After clicking the Download JIRA Capture link, click Run to begin the Capture for JIRA Capture installer.
  2. When prompted, click Run to launch the JIRA the Capture for JIRA Internet Explorer plugin installer. Please ensure Internet Explorer is closed for the installer to run.

  3. After the installer is complete, restart Internet Explorer.

  4. To start Capture for JIRA

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In some cases, you may find that your Internet Explorer browser does not show the Capture for JIRA icon, and you may not be able to access the View menu. This is because the relevant menu bars have been disabled. The process to enable them varies between versions of Internet Explorer, but is usually accessible by right-clicking in the title bar (the area above the address bar). You can then choose to turn on the command bar or menu bar.

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Please note, for Capture for JIRA Capture to  to operate correctly, you must ensure that cookies are enabled on your browser.

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After installing the Capture for JIRA Capture extension  extension for your browser, you will be prompted to log in to your JIRA server by providing a user name and password. 

To reconfigure your connection to the JIRA server, you can click the "cog" icon in Capture for JIRA Capture above the tabs.

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When connecting to JIRA Cloud instances, please be sure to use https:// and a username to login (as opposed to the email address for the user.) Otherwise, you may encounter the error:

It looks like Capture for JIRA has run into an unexpected fatal error. You will need to restart Capture for JIRA which may fix this issue.