Breakdown slices and dices transactions downloaded from Empower.

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Breakdown for Empower (formerly Personal Capital) Extension

First, briefly check out the Breakdown demo for Olympic Medals:

https://www.johndimm.com/breakdown/

The interface works on all kinds of multidimensional data. Applied to personal financial data, it can answer questions like:

- Where did all my money go?
- When did I start shopping more at Trader Joe's than Vons?
- How did I spend more on vacation this year than usual?

Breakdown works by loading your Mint or Personal Capital data into Lovefield, the browser-based local database written in javascript by a team at Google.

Your data stays on your machine.


Step 1:

Install the Chrome Extension.

Step 2:

In Empower (formerly Personal Capital), go to Overview/Transactions, select All, and click the CSV button.

Save the csv file to your hard drive.

Step 3:

A new tab will appear for Breakdown, thanks to the extension. Click the big Import button. Select the csv file you just downloaded.

That's it!

Breakdown relies on you to download data yourself and pass it on manually to Breakdown, which passes it on to Lovefield. That sounds painful but it's only a few button clicks whenever you want the latest transactions.

There are no user accounts or logins because there is no interaction with any server. All data is local.

The Lovefield database can be seen in the Chrome Developer Tools under the Applications tab, in IndexedDB and Local Storage.

Breakdown:
https://www.johndimm.com/breakdown/

Empower (formerly Personal Capital):
https://home.personalcapital.com/

Lovefield:
https://google.github.io/lovefield/
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "name": "Breakdown for Empower (formerly Personal Capital)", "short_name": "Breakdown", "version": "0.0.13", "description": "Breakdown slices and dices transactions downloaded from Empower.", "background": { "scripts": ["background.js"] }, "permissions": [ "downloads" ], "icons": {"128": "icon128.png" }}
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How to download and manually install Breakdown for Empower (formerly Personal Capital) extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Breakdown for Empower (formerly Personal Capital) extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Breakdown for Empower (formerly Personal Capital) extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Breakdown for Empower (formerly Personal Capital) extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Breakdown for Empower (formerly Personal Capital) extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Breakdown for Empower (formerly Personal Capital) extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Breakdown for Empower (formerly Personal Capital) Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Breakdown for Empower (formerly Personal Capital) extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Breakdown for Empower (formerly Personal Capital) extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Breakdown for Empower (formerly Personal Capital) extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Breakdown for Empower (formerly Personal Capital) extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Breakdown for Empower (formerly Personal Capital) extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Breakdown for Empower (formerly Personal Capital) extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Breakdown for Empower (formerly Personal Capital) extension file

Select and download the Breakdown for Empower (formerly Personal Capital) extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Breakdown for Empower (formerly Personal Capital) extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Breakdown for Empower (formerly Personal Capital) extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Breakdown for Empower (formerly Personal Capital) extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Breakdown for Empower (formerly Personal Capital) extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Vince Star (ID: 0000003917652aac) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 12/29/2020 This is the "missing piece" from Mint's offerings. This extension allows you to easily and quickly see your income and expenditures by category. I guarantee you will be surprised by what you see.