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Tab in Side

Firefox extension·by Nguyen Phuong
77
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

Tab in Side's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
17%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,885 extensions
In Appearance
6%of appearance extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 19,044 appearance extensions
Findings
36
median 6Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
7
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
23
median 3vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 36 distinct issues across 6 severities
36
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

3 risky permissions of 7 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 7 permissions in total. 3 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
Observe web requests

Can monitor all network requests made by the browser

High
Block and modify web requests

Can intercept, block, or modify any network request before it completes

Medium
Custom menus

Can add custom items to the browser context menu

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Access bookmarks

Can read and modify your saved bookmarks

Low
Block network requests (declarative)

Can block or redirect network requests using predefined rules without seeing content

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 23, 2026
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