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, Surfingkeys 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 4.7 out of 5 from 291 people.
| Permission | What it allows | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| userScripts | Run scripts of its own choosing inside pages, including code fetched after installation. | 22 |
| nativeMessaging | Exchange messages with a companion program installed on your computer. | 20 |
| proxy | Change the proxy your browser sends all traffic through. | 15 |
| clipboardRead | Read whatever you have copied to your clipboard. | 10 |
| history | Read and change your browsing history. | 10 |
| scripting | Run its own code inside the pages you visit. | 10 |
| downloads | Start downloads and see what you have downloaded. | 8 |
| bookmarks | Read and change your bookmarks. | 5 |
| tabs | See the addresses and titles of every tab you have open. | 5 |
| topSites | See the sites you visit most often. | 5 |
| clipboardWrite | Put content on your clipboard. | - |
| downloads.shelf | Hide the download bar at the bottom of the window. | - |
| favicon | Read the site icons of pages in your history. | - |
| sessions | See and restore tabs you recently closed, including on your other devices. | - |
| storage | Save its own settings and data in your browser. | - |
| tabGroups | See and change how your tabs are grouped. | - |
| tts | Read text aloud through your speakers. | - |
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Read from this extension's own store listing and published manifest on . JSON · Method · Store listing