SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Playwriter
Chrome extension·by morse
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Playwriter's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
11%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
14%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
40
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
11
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
20000
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 40 distinct issues across 6 severities
40
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical25%
High13%
Needs Review00%
Medium2255%
Low1538%
Info00%
Permissions requested
4 risky permissions of 11 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 11 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Browser debugger access
Can attach to tabs and inspect/modify all page data using Chrome DevTools protocol
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
Capture tab content
Can capture audio and video streams from browser tabs
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Access user identity
Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity
Medium
View email address
Can see the email address of the signed-in Chrome user
Medium
Monitor navigation
Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes
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 13, 2026
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