Screenshots as the store published them when we checked on .
Why we score it 10
- Asks for a wide set of powerful permissions.
What it can access
On the sites it runs on, IE Tab can reach every site you visit. Its permission set rates 100 out of 100 for reach — a measure of what it could do, not of anything it has done.
Store rating 4.3 out of 5 from 19,012 people.
It runs its own code on ietab.net.
| Permission | What it allows | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| nativeMessaging | Exchange messages with a companion program installed on your computer. | 20 |
| cookies | Read and change cookies for the sites it has access to, including the ones that keep you signed in. | 15 |
| webRequest | Watch all network traffic from the sites it has access to, including what is sent and received. | 15 |
| webRequestBlocking | Block or alter network requests before they are sent. | 15 |
| tabs | See the addresses and titles of every tab you have open. | 5 |
| alarms | Schedule its own code to run at set times, even when you are not using it. | - |
| contextMenus | Add its own items to your right-click menu. | - |
| declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess | Block or change requests on the sites it has access to, using rules declared in advance. | - |
| offscreen | Do work in a hidden page, for tasks a background script cannot do alone. | - |
| storage | Save its own settings and data in your browser. | - |
What to use instead
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Read from this extension's own store listing and published manifest on . JSON · Method · Store listing