SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
ALTtext — Alt Text Generator
Chrome extension·by Todd Lambert
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
ALTtext — Alt Text Generator's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
29%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
27%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 25,008 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
12
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
15
median 18vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 12 distinct issues across 6 severities
12
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical18%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium975%
Low217%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 3 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 3 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
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 6, 2026
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