Edge add-on permission stats
Edge add-ons are powerful because they have additional permissions to perform
operations that a regular website cannot. However, some permission requests may look suspicious.
Watch out for extensions that requires permissions that are irrelevant to the core purpose of the
extension - e.g., while an ad-blocker will likely need access to all websites, a simple new tab
extension should not (unless it has a very good explanation on what it is using that permission
for!)
Break down by permissions
Number of add-ons requesting the given permission
Run JavaScript code in the context of web pages |
6,276 |
Uses Native Client module |
6,276 |
Your tabs and browsing activity |
4,999 |
Override your new tab page |
3,760 |
No special permissions required |
3,122 |
All your data on the websites you visit |
2,807 |
All your data on specific websites |
1,581 |
Display notifications |
1,174 |
Your browsing history |
1,159 |
Manage your downloads |
667 |
Block page content |
574 |
Your clipboard |
552 |
Communicate with cooperating native applications |
520 |
Read a list of your most frequently visited websites |
304 |
Read and change your bookmarks |
272 |
Manage your apps, extensions, and themes |
230 |
Add omnibox keyword to URL bar |
177 |
Capture content of screen, individual windows or tabs |
171 |
Add features to Chrome Developer Tools |
143 |
Change your privacy-related settings |
113 |
Override your search engine provider |
77 |
Your data on the websites you visit + debugger backend |
69 |
Read the icons of the websites you visit |
64 |
Change your settings that control websites' access to features such as cookies, JavaScript, plugins, geolocation, microphone, camera etc. |
61 |
Your physical location |
59 |
Override your home page |
22 |
Override your start up pages |
10 |
Read all text spoken using synthesized speech |
9 |
Identify and eject storage devices |
6 |
Override your history page |
4 |