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Tip Tab

Firefox extension·by William Wng
82
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Tip Tab's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
34%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,874 extensions
In Other
18%of other extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 28,829 other extensions
Findings
24
median 6Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
9
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
295
median 2vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 24 distinct issues across 6 severities
24
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

4 risky permissions of 9 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 9 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Access to all websites

Can read and modify content on every website you visit

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
Manage downloads

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Container tabs

Can manage Firefox container tabs and their identities

Medium
Access session data

Can query and restore recently closed tabs and windows

Low
Hide tabs

Can hide or show browser tabs

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 22, 2026
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