~~Title: Manual Installation~~
==== How to get started with ProfitView - Manual Installation ====
More information about **ProfitView** can be found [[profitview|here]].
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<alert type="warning" icon="fa fa-exclamation-triangle">**IF YOU HAVE USED THE OFFICIAL [[get-started|➤ CHROME WEB STORE VERSION]] BEFORE, MAKE SURE TO EXPORT YOUR CURRENT CONFIG FIRST AND SECURELY STORE IT – THEN AFTER SWITCHING TO MANUAL INSTALL OUTLINED BELOW YOU CAN IMPORT IT AGAIN!**</alert>

  * **Step 1:** For a fully manual installation **(no automatic updates!)** download the current version as a ZIP file from https://profitview.app/xxx/ProfitView-1.3.73.zip
Previous versions:
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https://profitview.app/xxx/prev/ProfitView-1.3.71.zip
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https://profitview.app/xxx/prev/ProfitView-1.3.70.zip
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https://profitview.app/xxx/prev/ProfitView-1.3.66.zip
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https://profitview.app/xxx/prev/ProfitView-1.3.65.zip

  * **Step 2:** Extract the ZIP file to a folder of your chosing (where it will then reside)<file>Note: If you are updating an existing manual install, make sure to overwrite all files 
when extracting the ZIP archive and restart ProfitView or better Chrome itself afterwards!
(after an update you can skip the other steps below)</file>

  * **Step 3:** Go to Chrome Settings / Extensions and enable ''Developer mode'', then click the ''Load unpacked'' button and select the folder where you unpacked the ZIP file to:\\ {{:tutorials:manual-install.png?nolink}}

  * **Optionally:** If you want to get rid of the developer mode warning popup on every Chrome (re)start you can use the following patcher to disable it: https://github.com/Ceiridge/Chrome-Developer-Mode-Extension-Warning-Patcher

  * **Step 4:** You will have a new tray icon in Chrome (the green **ProfitView** logo) which opens a popup window that will show the last used accounts and give a quick overview of the state of operations – click on the ''Options'' button to continue setting up **ProfitView**!<file>Note: If you are switching from the official Chrome Web Store version to manual install
or have problems with the TradingView connection at this point it is best to log out of TV,
clear the browser cache, restart Chrome and log into TV again!</file>

  * **Step 5:** Buy either a [[https://profitview.app/buy|lifetime license]] or [[https://profitview.app/buy/monthly|monthly subscription]] to activate **ProfitView PRO**<file>Note: During the payment process use the Email Address from your Google Chrome Account!</file>

  * **Step 6:** Setup your indicators and alerts on **TradingView** and map them to syntax scripts (PV Alerts) in **ProfitView**! \_\_\_\_More in {{fa>gear?spin}} [[basic-setup|➤ Basic Setup]] or [[syntax|➤ Syntax Setup]]!

  * **Step 7:** Make sure that there is always at least one tab open in Chrome so that **ProfitView** can stay running (eg. ''about:blank'', Google or TradingView)

  * **Optional:** Install a tool like "Restart on Crash" (https://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=1873) to make sure Chrome is automatically restarted in the event it crashes for some reason!
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<alert type="info" icon="fa fa-info-circle">Still having questions? Be sure to check out [[faq|➤ FAQ]] to see if we have already answered your question.</alert>