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, PhotoShow can reach every site you visit. Its permission set rates 78 out of 100 for reach — a measure of what it could do, not of anything it has done.
Store rating 4.5 out of 5 from 467 people.
| Permission | What it allows | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| webRequest | Watch all network traffic from the sites it has access to, including what is sent and received. | 15 |
| scripting | Run its own code inside the pages you visit. | 10 |
| downloads | Start downloads and see what you have downloaded. | 8 |
| tabs | See the addresses and titles of every tab you have open. | 5 |
| 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. | - |
| favicon | Read the site icons of pages in your history. | - |
| 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. | - |
| webNavigation | See every page you navigate to, as it happens. | - |
What to use instead
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Tab Reloader (page auto refresh)
Needs similar access, updated 16 weeks ago, 100k+ users, on Manifest V3.
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Tab Suspender
Needs similar access, updated 15 weeks ago, 100k+ users, on Manifest V3.
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Just Read
Needs similar access, updated within the last month, 200k+ users, on Manifest V3.
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IPvFoo
Needs similar access, updated 5 weeks ago, 100k+ users, on Manifest V3.
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OneTab
Needs similar access, updated 8 weeks ago, 2M+ users, on Manifest V3.
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