SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Briefly - Summarize web articles, YouTube videos, and podcasts in one click
Chrome extension·by GetBriefly.net
0
/ 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
Briefly - Summarize web articles, YouTube videos, and podcasts in one click's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
40%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
52%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
19
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
3
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 19 distinct issues across 6 severities
19
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium1474%
Low526%
Info00%
Permissions requested
4 permissions declared
No risky permissions
4 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Low
Create offscreen documents
Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 20, 2026
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