New: Instant payment notifications for Google Chrome

by Jamaal Montasser | June 27/2011 | Chrome extension, Google Chrome, payment notifications

It’s always a great feeling when you get paid for the work you love to do. Knowing instantly, even better. If you’re using the web browser Google Chrome, you can now know in milliseconds using the FreshBooks Chrome extension and celebrate with a high five!

The FreshBooks Chrome Extension enables you to:

Instantly be notified when each client pays your invoice. Cha-ching!
See your total outstanding invoices, broken down by clients, in one click

To get this handy extension, ensure you’re using Google Chrome as your browser. Next, install the FreshBooks Chrome extension from the Chrome Web Store.

If you’re unable to find your FreshBooks API token, just follow these steps:

Log in to your FreshBooks account
Click on ‘My Account’ in the top right corner of your account
Click on the page ‘FreshBooks API’
Copy your API token

Tell the world what your think! Leave a review on the FreshBooks extension page in the Chrome Web Store.

Brandon

Great tool guys, really looking forward to seeing how this evolves. Little buggy at the moment (keeps repeating that clients have paid me) but otherwise we’re loving it.
http://www.crosscreativemarketing.com Greg Cross

When is the FireFox plugin arriving?

Have you guys ever thought about adding a checkbox in the Misc Tab under Invoices & Estimates that would say something like:

Email me when a client pays an invoice

Then send an email saying something like,
“Fred Flinstone has just paid your invoice in the amount of $626.75 – Way to go Idaho”

Actually surprised that you guys have not implemented something like this yet. Just a thought.
http://www.freshbooks.com/our-team.php#coates John Coates

Hi Brandon – thanks for letting us know – we’re looking into it.

Hi Greg – thanks for the thought and both a Firefox and email notification are good ideas. I’ll personally pass them on to our product team and if we implement either, we’ll post them on the blog.
http://www.freshbooks.com/our-team.php#coates John Coates

Hi Brandon – the bug should now be fixed. Let us know if you find anything else!
http://www.freshbooks.com/our-team.php#coates John Coates

Hi Greg,

Just an FYI, you can now (as of today) turn on emails that notify you when:
A payment is received
A late payment reminder is sent
An invoice is sent by email or snail mail

You can turn them on in Settings on your Email page. Let me know what you think!
Brandon

That seemed to do the trick – thanks!
http://www.promotiondesign.com Blake Miller

Does this provide Notifications only? (Plus I do all final invoicing through QB due to our biz model) For my use, not worth installing yet another Chrome extension for. (I’ve got 5 others that I do use regularly)

What about a timecard/timesheet integration? That’s what we need instant access to on a near continuous basis. Still haven’t seen a plug-in, app or widget that fits the bill – a Chrome extension would be perfect!

Keep up the great work!
Alex

What happened? The extension disappeared from Chrome and I cannot find it in the Chrome Store anymore!!!

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