SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Do I Need This?
Chrome extension
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
Do I Need This?'s safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
27%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,581 extensions
In Lifestyle
26%of lifestyle extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 47,453 lifestyle extensions
Findings
34
median 12Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
2
median 1Declared in manifest
Active users
4
median 25vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 34 distinct issues across 6 severities
34
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical13%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium3294%
Low13%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 permissions declared
No risky permissions
2 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 9, 2026
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