{"id":103665,"date":"2018-07-11T21:50:10","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T19:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=103665"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:18:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:18:37","slug":"how-to-use-the-honey-browser-extension-to-save-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-use-the-honey-browser-extension-to-save-money\/","title":{"rendered":"This free browser extension will save you money on more than 100 websites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;re at the grocery store. You&#8217;ve got your cart full and are at the checkout lane when suddenly you hear a voice behind you. You turn. To your surprise, you see your friend rushing towards you, waving his arms with a fistful of coupons gripped in his hand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That friend is Honey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Honey\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-l,f_auto,dpr_auto\/p\/e2778f1b-cc72-4b09-8c6d-81e5df07e406\/546628010\/join-honey-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Honey<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/join-honey.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Free<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--90\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"90\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"9\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">9<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/join-honey.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<h3>What is it?<\/h3>\n<p>Honey is a free extension for Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Opera, and Edge, and its sole job is <strong>to find any relevant or applicable coupons for what you&#8217;re purchasing.<\/strong> It then tacks them onto your order and saves you the money. Honey looks up those coupons quietly and automatically, and you&#8217;ll honestly forget it&#8217;s even there until you&#8217;re right at checkout.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-103667\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/BrowserEDITED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1154\" height=\"821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/BrowserEDITED.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/BrowserEDITED-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/BrowserEDITED-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/BrowserEDITED-1024x729.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1154px) 100vw, 1154px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So what&#8217;s this like in action? Let&#8217;s say, for example, that you&#8217;re on Amazon about to order a new deck of cards. Browse until you find it, then add it to your cart as usual.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103668\" style=\"width: 813px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103668 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/HoneyInActionEDITED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"813\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/HoneyInActionEDITED.jpg 813w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/HoneyInActionEDITED-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/HoneyInActionEDITED-768x485.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amazon.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once you&#8217;re in the cart ready to buy them, a little Honey blurb (like the one pictured above) will appear directly below the item&#8217;s cost. Honey scans through any potential coupons pertaining to your order, and automatically shaves off the most money it can. Why spend extra money, right?<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t just for Amazon.com either. Honey&#8217;s got you covered for discounts with <strong>over 100 online stores<\/strong>. That includes things like Gamestop, Safeway, Timex, Motorola, Vonage, even Dominos. If there&#8217;s a coupon for it, Honey will find it and instantly apply it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103670 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/HoneyinPizzaAction.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1044\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/HoneyinPizzaAction.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/HoneyinPizzaAction-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/HoneyinPizzaAction-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/HoneyinPizzaAction-1024x628.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1044px) 100vw, 1044px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>How can you install it?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/join-honey.en.softonic.com\/\">Right here.<\/a> Go through the quick process and Honey will appear above your bookmarks bar in your Chrome browser. Once you see it, you&#8217;re done. If you so choose, you can\u00a0click on the Honey icon at the corner of your browser if you want to see what stores are trending, or if you want to share codes that you find with the Honey community. Here&#8217;s a step by step on how to install the extension:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J2qn4LaeC2w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Once it&#8217;s set up, Honey does the work for you from here on out. No need to click anything extra or subscribe or anything.<\/p>\n<h3>This sounds too good to be true<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re wondering how Honey makes any profit, here&#8217;s the short answer: In some cases, when you use a coupon code or earn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joinhoney.com\/features\/honeygold\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Honey Gold<\/a>, the extension earns a small commission from the store you&#8217;re buying from. Some of those earnings go to members.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103672\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103672\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103672 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/Google-Chrome-honey-extension.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/Google-Chrome-honey-extension.jpg 720w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/Google-Chrome-honey-extension-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/Google-Chrome-honey-extension-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/Google-Chrome-honey-extension-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/07\/Google-Chrome-honey-extension-304x170.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">https:\/\/windowsreport.com\/honey-extension-shopping-coupons-online\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So there you have it. There&#8217;s a free extension available right now that&#8217;s always looking to save you money. 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