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Sidearc: Vertical Tabs, Spaces & Side Panel Tab Manager

Chrome extension·by MekongApps
64
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

Sidearc: Vertical Tabs, Spaces & Side Panel Tab Manager's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
8%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,581 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
7%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 24,640 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
88
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
12
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
4000
median 18vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 88 distinct issues across 6 severities
88
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 144 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

4 risky permissions of 12 total
4 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 12 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
View most visited sites

Can see your most frequently visited websites

High
Access browsing history(optional)

Can read and modify your complete browsing history

Medium
Access current tab

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

Medium
Access bookmarks

Can read and modify your saved bookmarks

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Write to clipboard

Can place content onto your clipboard

Low
Access favicons

Can retrieve website favicon images

Low
Use side panel

Can display content in the browser side panel

Low
Manage tab groups

Can create and manage tab groups

Low
Create offscreen documents

Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 18, 2026
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