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Overleaf textarea

Firefox extension·by Robin
79
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Overleaf textarea's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
24%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,874 extensions
In Language Support
22%of language support extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 4,572 language support extensions
Findings
23
median 10Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
8
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
462
median 3vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 23 distinct issues across 6 severities
23
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 8 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Access all HTTP sites(optional)

Can read and modify content on all non-encrypted websites

High
Access all HTTPS sites(optional)

Can read and modify content on all encrypted websites

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Medium
Access current tab

Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension

Info
https://overleaf.com/

No additional information available.

Info
https://www.overleaf.com/

No additional information available.

Info
*://*.overleaf.com/*

No additional information available.

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 23, 2026
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