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ProWritingAid

Firefox extension·by ProWritingAid
56
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

ProWritingAid's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
3%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 403,022 extensions
In Social & Communication
1%of social & communication extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 13,671 social & communication extensions
Findings
44
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
3
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
9
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
2372
median 3vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 44 distinct issues across 6 severities
44
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 53 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

4 risky permissions of 9 total
4 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 9 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Access browser cookies

Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions

High
Access all HTTP sites

Can read and modify content on all non-encrypted websites

High
Access all HTTPS sites

Can read and modify content on all encrypted websites

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Read clipboard

Can read text and data currently on your clipboard

Medium
Write to clipboard

Can place content onto your clipboard

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Info
*://docs.google.com/document/*

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 25, 2026
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