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Visual Tabs

Firefox extension·by Gomita
81
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Visual Tabs's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
40%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Appearance
14%of appearance extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 18,944 appearance extensions
Findings
8
median 3Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
9
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
168
median 3vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 8 distinct issues across 6 severities
8
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

3 risky permissions of 9 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 9 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Access to all websites

Can read and modify content on every website you visit

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Access browser cookies

Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions

Medium
Access session data

Can query and restore recently closed tabs and windows

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Container tabs

Can manage Firefox container tabs and their identities

Medium
Custom menus

Can add custom items to the browser context menu

Medium
Override context menu

Can override the default context menu behavior

Medium
Access bookmarks

Can read and modify your saved bookmarks

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 25, 2026
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