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Stock Watchlist: save the companies you read about

You are halfway through an article and a company catches your eye. Click the toolbar icon, see which listed companies the page mentions, and keep the ones you want to look into later – in a watchlist that stays in your browser. Free for Chrome and Firefox.

Add to Chrome – Chrome Web Store(opens in a new tab)Add to Firefox – Firefox Add-ons(opens in a new tab)
  • Free
  • No account
  • Firefox desktop 142+
  • Opens the official store listing in a new tab
The Stock Watchlist popup listing two detected companies, Alphabet and Microsoft, with a button to save them
The popup after a scan: two companies found, both ticked and ready to save. Screenshot from the official Firefox Add-ons listing.

From article to watchlist

Three clicks, no sign-up. The extension only looks at a page when you ask it to.

  1. Open an article and click the icon

    Reading a news story or research page? Click the InvestBeacon icon in your browser toolbar. Opening the popup is what starts the scan of that page.

  2. Look over what it found

    The popup lists the companies it recognised. Clear matches are already ticked; uncertain ones are left unticked so you can decide.

  3. Save the ones you want

    Keep your picks and save them to your watchlist. If you like, also keep the article link and a short excerpt – that option starts unticked.

What it does

  • 5,000-company directory. Recognises company names and tickers using a bundled directory of large listed companies, based on a snapshot dated 24 October 2026.

  • Matching on your device. The page is scanned locally in the popup. Scanned text and watchlists are not sent to InvestBeacon or a remote recognition service.

  • Search the directory. Look up any company in the bundled directory and add it without scanning a page.

  • Share-class choice. Where a company has supported listings or share classes, choose which one to keep.

  • JSON import and export. Export your watchlist to a JSON file as a backup and import it again later. Exported files are not encrypted.

  • No account needed. No sign-up, analytics, live prices or market-data service. Watchlists stay in the extension's local browser storage.

Good to know

Limitations

  • Matches can be missed, incorrect or outdated. The directory is a dated snapshot, not a live ranking, and does not cover every listed company.
  • Only the loaded text of the top-level page is scanned, with a limit on very long pages. PDFs, text in images, inaccessible frames and protected browser or store pages cannot be scanned.
  • A watchlist holds up to 1,000 companies. There is no cloud sync between devices.
  • No live prices, no brokerage connection and no trading. A detected or saved company is not an investment recommendation.
  • The Firefox edition requires Firefox desktop 142 or later and does not run in private windows.
Privacy & support

How your data is handled

The extension's privacy policy explains page scanning, local storage, optional article links and JSON import/export in detail. Your browser and the extension stores have their own terms and privacy policies.

Questions about the extension

Does the extension scan every page I visit?
No. It scans the current page only when you open the popup from the toolbar. It does not run a background scanner on every website.
Where is my watchlist stored?
In the extension's local storage in your browser profile. InvestBeacon has no copy and cannot restore it, so use Export if you want a backup.
Does it show stock prices or connect to my broker?
No. It records which companies you chose to follow. It does not fetch prices, hold balances or connect to any brokerage account.
Why was a company not detected?
It may be outside the bundled directory, written in a form the matcher does not recognise, or inside content the extension cannot read, such as an image or PDF. You can still add it through directory search if it is in the directory.
Is a confidence label a rating of the company?
No. Confidence refers to how sure the text recognition is about the match, not to the quality of the investment.
How do I get help?
Use our contact page. Please do not include personal financial details.

Install the Stock Watchlist

Pick your browser to open the official listing.

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Contact

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