extenshi.io
SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

Notewell - Highlight & Sticky Notes

Chrome extension·by McGuigan Software
76
/ 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

Notewell - Highlight & Sticky Notes's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
28%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,560 extensions
In Productivity
35%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 202,445 productivity extensions
Findings
57
median 17Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
6
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 57 distinct issues across 6 severities
57
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 5 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 2 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

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
Unlimited local storage

Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Are you the author of Notewell - Highlight & Sticky Notes?

Claim this extension to respond to findings, add context, and earn a verified badge on extenshi.io.

Claim this extension

Add the badge to your README

Show Notewell - Highlight & Sticky Notes's live security score on GitHub or in your docs
Extenshi security score badge preview
Markdown
[![Extenshi security score](https://catalog.extenshi.io/api/badge/373072)](https://catalog.extenshi.io/extensions/373072/security)
HTML
<a href="https://catalog.extenshi.io/extensions/373072/security"><img src="https://catalog.extenshi.io/api/badge/373072" alt="Extenshi security score" /></a>

The badge always shows the current score — it updates automatically after every scan.

Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 19, 2026
Browser extensions made transparent.