SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Simply Explain
Chrome extension·by Joshua Crews
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
Simply Explain's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
87.61%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
77.61%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
25
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
1
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
8
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 25 findings across 5 severities
25
findings
detected
detected
Critical00%
High00%
Medium25100%
Low00%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 8 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Access user identity
Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Low
Text-to-speech
Can use text-to-speech to read text aloud
Low
Create offscreen documents
Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jun 25, 2026· partial run (some scanners failed)
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