SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

Playwriter

Chrome extension·by morse
67
/ 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
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 384,209 extensions
In Productivity
14%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 183,556 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

Permissions requested

3 risky permissions of 11 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 11 permissions in total. 3 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
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
Write to clipboard

Can place content onto your clipboard

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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