Dscout: Get paid to test websites and products

Whether you’re reacting to a new prototype, navigating a website, or sharing your opinions on a new page design, download our Chrome extension to participate in a variety of paid studies on your Desktop.

New feature:
Dscout XT is an additional opt-in feature within the extension that uses your browsing activity to surface paid opportunities while you naturally browse on desktop. When an opportunity appears, you can choose to participate or ignore it. Once you complete the study, you get paid real cash via Paypal.
XT is not active unless you opt in and complete activation even if you’ve downloaded the extension. It takes a few extra steps and your explicit consent, so you are always in control. You can opt in or out at any time.

Key features:

For desktop studies (Desktop Diary, Express, and more):
- Earn when you complete desktop-based tasks in your browser
- Answer questions, upload photos or videos, and record your screen when a study calls for it
- Share in-the-moment feedback on real experiences
- Capture what you think while you browse, shop, stream, or try something new
- Flexible study formats
- Studies may include quick check-ins, multi-day diaries, or one-time tasks depending on the research

If you opt in to Dscout XT (optional):
- In-the-moment opportunities (intercept-style)
- Opportunities surface naturally on relevant sites, right when the experience is happening
- XT-exclusive opportunities
- Get access to XT-matched opportunities on web and app
- Faster qualification and less application effort
- Skip the long applications, qualify after a single question, and start immediately if eligible
- More opportunities to earn
- From the moment you activate, XT surfaces more relevant opportunities over time the more you browse

How XT works:
1. Start browsing, shopping or exploring on desktop - missions will surface naturally as you go
2. It takes time for XT to warm up. The more sites you visit, the more chances for missions to appear
3. Keep XT active. Missions only appear in the same browser where XT is installed and activated. Ensure its enabled so missions can reach you in real time

Privacy and Security:
- Your information is never used for ads or ads targeting
- We simply use your data to match you with studies you’re more likely to qualify for - shorter applications, fewer irrelevant opportunities, and more of the ones worth your time
- Built to meet strict security standards
- We adhere to GDPR and CCPA requirements, have ISO 27001 and HITRUST security certifications, and have annual SOC 2 Type 2 security audits
- Built-in PII protection
- We use alerting systems, blurring tools, and advanced AI to identify and strip out PII

XT-only:
- You’re in control
- Opt in and out at any time from your profile
- Choose what studies you take
- When an opportunity pops up while you browse, you can always choose to join based on your interest level
- Sensitive sites are automatically excluded
- We automatically remove 100k+ websites from our collection we deem sensitive or irrelevant to our focus