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Spotlight for Chrome

Chrome extension·by Bytewise
76
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue

How it ranks

Spotlight for Chrome's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
26%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 403,277 extensions
In Productivity
35%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 194,471 productivity extensions
Findings
41
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
9
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
130
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 41 distinct issues across 6 severities
41
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

5 risky permissions of 9 total
5 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 9 permissions in total. 5 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Access browsing history

Can read and modify your complete browsing history

High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

High
Manage downloads

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

High
View most visited sites

Can see your most frequently visited websites

Medium
Access bookmarks

Can read and modify your saved bookmarks

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Monitor navigation

Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes

Low
Manage tab groups

Can create and manage tab groups

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 15, 2026
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