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Vertical Tabs for Google Chrome™

Chrome extension·by Free Software Utilities
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

Vertical Tabs for Google Chrome™'s safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
44%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Productivity
56%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 198,326 productivity extensions
Findings
27
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
6
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
5000
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 27 distinct issues across 6 severities
27
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 6 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 6 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
Access session data

Can query and restore recently closed tabs and windows

Low
Manage tab groups

Can create and manage tab groups

Low
Use side panel

Can display content in the browser side panel

Low
Access favicons

Can retrieve website favicon images

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 14, 2026
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