StudyChime monitors the normal Prolific studies page in your browser.
You stay signed in to Prolific normally and keep the studies page open while StudyChime checks the visible study list.
Before you start
You will need:
- Google Chrome or another Chromium-based browser that supports Chrome extensions
- A Prolific account
- Access to the normal Prolific studies page
Open this page when you are ready to connect monitoring:
https://app.prolific.com/studies
Discord, Telegram, and Pushover access is requested only when you configure or test that destination.
Install StudyChime
- Open the StudyChime Chrome Web Store listing.
- Click Add to Chrome.
- Review the Chrome permissions prompt.
- Click Add extension.
- After installation, click the Chrome extensions icon and pin StudyChime to your toolbar.
Pinning StudyChime is optional, but it makes it easier to open the popup, check status, run a manual check, and open settings.
Keep monitoring connected
Chrome can occasionally disconnect an extension from an open page. StudyChime uses its alarms and scripting permissions to check the connection about every five minutes and restore its monitoring script when needed.
This recovery applies only to the open Prolific studies page. It does not refresh or navigate the page. See Privacy & Security for the full permission explanation.
Complete Quick Start
New installations open Settings on Quick start. This tab remains available only until setup succeeds.
1. Choose alerts
Select any combination of:
- Browser & sound
- Discord
- Telegram
- Pushover
At least one method is required. Sound is optional and works only with browser notifications; it is not a separate alert method. Select Configure selected alerts to continue.
2. Configure selected alerts
StudyChime walks through only your selected methods, in this order: Browser & sound, Discord, Telegram, then Pushover.
Use the detailed instructions for browser notifications and sound, Discord, Telegram, or Pushover if you need help with a selected method.
Use Save and continue to move forward. Back or Back to alert choices appears on the left, and Change selection returns to the alert chooser. Returning to the chooser keeps credentials you have already entered. Deselecting a destination disables it without unnecessarily deleting its saved credentials.
External destinations include short instructions, a Need help? Detailed guide ↗ link, and a destination-specific test button.
3. Connect & enable
The final screen is Connect the Prolific studies page:
- Select Open Prolific.
- Sign in on
https://app.prolific.com/studies. - Leave that page open.
- Use Check connection if you want to confirm the page is ready.
- Select Enable and finish.
Enable and finish enables StudyChime, safely restores its local monitoring script if Chrome has disconnected it, and performs the first study check. It may alert you about studies already visible. Setup completes only after StudyChime reads the page successfully; if the connection or read fails, Quick Start remains incomplete.
This process reads the open page; it does not accept or reserve studies.
How checking works
StudyChime passively observes changes to the open Prolific studies page and reads the visible study list.
It does not automatically refresh the page. When monitoring is enabled, it checks the page content already loaded by Prolific.
Manual Check for studies can still be used whenever you want to run an immediate check.
Use the popup
The compact popup shows monitoring status and the latest Available, Matched, and Alerted counts. Select Check for studies if the connection needs attention or you want an immediate read.
Select Snooze 30m for a short break; the same action is available on browser notifications. While snoozed, the popup uses an amber status and explains that monitoring is still working even though alert delivery is paused. Select Resume alerts to end the snooze early.
Browser notifications and sound
StudyChime can use browser notifications and sound alerts for matching studies.
To use browser notifications:
- Open StudyChime Settings.
- Open Alerts.
- Enable Browser notifications.
- Optionally enable Play sound alert.
- Allow Chrome notifications if prompted.
- Use Send browser test to confirm notifications are working.
Browser notifications can be used with or without sound. Sound cannot be enabled by itself, and turning off browser notifications also turns off and disables sound.
If notifications do not appear, check that Chrome notifications are allowed by your browser and operating system.
Change the StudyChime notification sound
Browser notifications can remain silent or use a basic sound without Premium. Keep Browser notifications enabled if you want sound, and use Send browser test after changing your alert settings.
For Premium customisation, open Settings → Appearance & sound. Choose a Built-in sound or upload a Custom alert sound, adjust Sound volume and select Test sound. Use Remove sound to remove an uploaded file, then select Save settings to keep your changes. See Premium settings for availability.
If alerts are silent, follow the sound troubleshooting checks. Customising a local StudyChime sound does not change the sound settings in your phone’s Discord, Telegram or Pushover app.
Using Prolific filters
You can still use Prolific’s own filters on the studies page.
StudyChime reads what the Prolific page renders, so Prolific-side filtering affects what StudyChime can see.
For example, if Prolific hides certain studies because of a Prolific filter, StudyChime will not alert for those hidden studies.
Staying signed in
If Prolific signs you out, StudyChime cannot read your available studies.
To fix this:
- Open the Prolific studies page.
- Sign back in.
- Wait for the studies page to load normally.
- Open StudyChime.
- Click Check for studies.
Next steps
After StudyChime is installed and Prolific monitoring is working, you can set up the alert methods you want to use.
Available guides include: