SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Read It Later
Chrome extension·by Diversify Media, Inc.
82
/ 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
Read It Later's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
43%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 380,791 extensions
In Lifestyle
43%of lifestyle extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 45,108 lifestyle extensions
Findings
24
median 12Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 1Declared in manifest
Active users
7000
median 26vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 24 distinct issues across 6 severities
24
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High14%
Needs Review00%
Medium2292%
Low14%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 3 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 3 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
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
Are you the author of Read It Later?
Claim this extension to respond to findings, add context, and earn a verified badge on extenshi.io.
Add the badge to your README
Show Read It Later's live security score on GitHub or in your docs
Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 15, 2026
Browser extensions made transparent.