Problem with Read&Write Browser Extension on Brave

Read&Write Browser extension (by Texthelp, now Everway) is not popping up when using Brave on Zorin. It is a tool for dyslexic students who struggle with reading and writing.

I am currently using it on 2 different computers.

Pop OS, using Brave, it should look like this:


A toolbar that pops up at the top of the webpage, under the bookmarks bar.

Zorin OS, using Brave, looks like this:


You can tell it started it because it opens up a second window but the bar is not showing on the webpage.

Both Pop and Zorin are running using X11 and browser settings are identical.

The one that is working on Pop OS, Brave was installed via flatpak. The one that is not working on Zorin OS, Brave was installed via .deb (it came with the OS). Brave is the same version number 1.86.148 on both computers, but installed in different format. I installed via flatpak on Zorin OS and it did not fix it. Does the same thing by opening a new window.

Something is blocking it from popping up correctly and I can't figure out what. I've disabled internet filtering and ad blocking, which did not fix it. I've uninstalled the extension and reinstalled it and it didn't fix. All other browser extensions work normally in Brave on Zorin, just not this one. Seems like an operating system problem instead of a browser problem.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Do You use Pop OS 24? If yes, this runs with Cosmic - and Cosmic is Wayland-only.

Besides that: Is the Extension listed in the Browser on the Extensions Side?

Thank you very much for that simple answer!
Here is my Pop info

Pop OS doesn't look like it is running wayland (unless i'm misunderstanding something) but I tried the following and it fixed my problem.

I logged in using Zorin Desktop (wayland?) and started the extension. The window ended up being an extra permission that was only showing as a blank window when logged in to Xorg Desktop. After giving the permission I needed, I logged back into Xorg Desktop and it worked. Not sure why, but I'm thankful to be done with this problem.

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You use Pop OS 22. that uses Gnome. So, you have X11. I thought, You would be on the current POP OS Version.

Anyway, good that it works now. I mark Your post as Solution.

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