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 |
4,972 |
Uses Native Client module |
4,972 |
Your tabs and browsing activity |
4,041 |
All your data on the websites you visit |
2,108 |
No special permissions required |
1,433 |
Display notifications |
1,062 |
Override your new tab page |
1,026 |
All your data on specific websites |
941 |
Your browsing history |
775 |
Manage your downloads |
553 |
Your clipboard |
441 |
Communicate with cooperating native applications |
431 |
Block page content |
390 |
Read a list of your most frequently visited websites |
253 |
Read and change your bookmarks |
221 |
Manage your apps, extensions, and themes |
201 |
Add omnibox keyword to URL bar |
159 |
Capture content of screen, individual windows or tabs |
130 |
Add features to Chrome Developer Tools |
111 |
Change your privacy-related settings |
109 |
Override your search engine provider |
74 |
Your data on the websites you visit + debugger backend |
61 |
Change your settings that control websites' access to features such as cookies, JavaScript, plugins, geolocation, microphone, camera etc. |
51 |
Your physical location |
50 |
Read the icons of the websites you visit |
27 |
Override your home page |
21 |
Override your start up pages |
8 |
Read all text spoken using synthesized speech |
7 |
Override your history page |
3 |
Identify and eject storage devices |
3 |