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PDFPilot - Free PDF Editor, Merge, Split & Convert

Chrome extension·by Tanzim
71
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

PDFPilot - Free PDF Editor, Merge, Split & Convert's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
16%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,632 extensions
In Productivity
21%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 194,441 productivity extensions
Findings
14
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
52
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 14 distinct issues across 6 severities
14
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 18 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 4 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 2 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
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

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 12, 2026
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