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Tab Shelf - Side panel vertical tabs

Chrome extension·by Clarence Siew
74
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Tab Shelf - Side panel vertical tabs's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
22%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,522 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
20%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 24,355 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
25
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
7
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
7000
median 18vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 25 distinct issues across 6 severities
25
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 26 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 7 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 7 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 bookmarks

Can read and modify your saved bookmarks

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

Info
commands

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 8, 2026
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