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ReadAssist

Chrome extension
74
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

ReadAssist's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
23%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,748 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
20%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 24,648 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
23
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
9
median 18vs category median

Findings breakdown

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

Permissions requested

3 permissions declared
No risky permissions
3 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
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

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 21, 2026
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