SipSync User Guide
Learn how to set up hydration goals, configure smart intervals, and manage your progress inside Google Chrome.
1. Installation & Start
Getting started with SipSync is simple as it runs directly inside your Chrome browser.
- Visit the SipSync Chrome Web Store page .
- Click "Add to Chrome" to install the extension.
- Once installed, click the puzzle piece icon in the top right of your Chrome toolbar.
- Find SipSync in the list and click the Pin icon so it stays permanently visible for easy access.
- Click the newly pinned SipSync water drop icon to open the extension dashboard.
2. Setting Your Daily Goal
To effectively track your hydration, you must set an overarching target for the day. You can set a maximum daily goal of 6000ml.
- Open the SipSync extension popup.
- Look for the Target card below the main water wave circle.
- Click the small Pencil icon to edit your daily goal.
- Type in your target in milliliters (ml) — for example,
2500for 2.5 liters (max 6000ml). - Press Enter or click the check icon to save. Your progress circle will automatically adjust to this new target.
3. Reminders & Intervals
SipSync uses Chrome's native alarm APIs to remind you. It will never spam you — if your laptop was asleep or Chrome was closed, only the single most recent notification is shown. No notification bursts.
- In the extension popup, find the Reminder Interval input at the bottom.
- Set how often you wish to be reminded (e.g., every 15 minutes, every 1 hour). If the field is left empty or invalid, it automatically defaults to 45 minutes.
- Click "Start Reminder". The button will change to "Stop Reminder" and your timer begins.
- To change the interval while a reminder is active, update the value and click "Save".
- When the timer expires, SipSync sends you a reminder via your chosen notification method.
- The notification will prompt you to "I drank Xml" (where X is your configured glass size) or "Ignore". Clicking "Drink" immediately updates your progress circle.
- Note: Clicking "Drink" from the main extension popup resets the reminder timer. Clicking from OS notifications or the reminder popup does not reset the timer — they continue on their regular schedule.
4. Personalization & Settings
Click the Settings Cog icon in the top right of the extension to open preferences.
- Reminder Delivery: Toggle OS Notifications and/or Reminder Pop-up on or off. You can enable one or both simultaneously.
- Sound Effects: SipSync features a custom sound for reminders and a special celebration sound when you reach 100% of your daily goal. Toggle all sounds on or off here.
- Glass Size: Configure your glass size (default: 200ml, max: 1000ml). All "Drink" buttons across the extension — including notifications — will use this value.
5. Hydration Calendar & Statistics
Track your hydration progress over time with the built-in statistics page, accessible via the chart icon on the main homepage (beside the settings gear).
- Monthly Calendar View: Displays a full month grid. Navigate between months using the Previous/Next buttons.
- Medal System: Each completed day earns a medal based on how much of your goal you reached:
- 🥇 Gold — Reached ≥100% of your daily target.
- 🥈 Silver — Reached ≥75% of your daily target.
- 🥉 Bronze — Reached ≥50% of your daily target.
- Color-Coded Days: Days with medals get distinct background/border colors (amber for gold, gray for silver, warm orange for bronze). Medals appear next to the day number.
- All-Time Medal Totals: A summary card shows your lifetime gold, silver, and bronze counts. Unearned medals appear grayed out.
- History Only: Medals are only shown for completed past days. Today's in-progress data is not displayed to avoid fluctuating medal states.
Hitting Your Goal
When your intake reaches your daily target, SipSync celebrates! If the extension popup is open, confetti fires directly inside the popup. If triggered from a notification, a separate celebration popup opens with confetti, a congratulatory message, and a special celebration sound. An OS "🎉 Goal Complete!" notification is also displayed.
Don't worry about manual resets — at midnight, SipSync automatically resets your progress to 0ml to cleanly start the next day. Your total daily intake is capped at 6000ml across all entry points.
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