Digitan's Journal

A browser extension that shows what you're browsing as Discord Rich Presence.

Architecture

Extension (Manifest V3) → Native Messaging Host (Node.js) → Discord RPC (IPC)

Installation

1. Install Node.js dependencies

   cd digitans-journal/native-host
   npm install

2. Load the extension in Chrome

   • Go to chrome://extensions
   • Enable Developer Mode
   • Click "Load unpacked"
   • Select the digitans-journal folder
   • Copy the extension ID shown on the card

3. Install the native host

   • Run native-host/install-host.bat as Administrator
   • Paste the extension ID when prompted

4. Make sure Discord is running

5. Visit a supported site — the extension will automatically show your presence

Uninstall

• Remove the extension from chrome://extensions
• Delete the registry key: HKCU\Software\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts\com.digitansjournal.rpc
• Delete the digitans-journal folder

Manual Registration

If the installer fails, you can manually create a registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts\com.digitansjournal.rpc
Default value: full path to com.digitansjournal.rpc.json

And update allowed_origins in the JSON with your extension ID.