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PocketTube: Youtube PlayList Manager

Version 2.14.0 View in Chrome Web Store

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Extension Details

Developer: pockettube.io
Rating: 4.0 ★ (395 ratings)
Size: 16.81MiB
Last Updated: May 17, 2025
Users: 30,000

Context-Aware Verdict

HIGH
Risk Level
Trust Factors:
- The extension has a relatively high number of users (30,000) and a decent rating (4.0/5), which suggests some level of trust from the user community.
- However, the developer information is limited, making it difficult to assess the reputation and trustworthiness of the developer.
Concerns:
- The extension requests several high-risk permissions, including identity, webRequest, and unlimitedStorage, which could potentially be abused for malicious purposes, such as compromising user privacy, intercepting web traffic, or storing unlimited data locally.
- The broad host permissions (https://*.youtube.com/*) allow the extension to access all YouTube domains, which could enable tracking browsing activity or stealing sensitive data.
Recommendations:
- Exercise caution when installing this extension, as it has several high-risk permissions and broad host permissions that could potentially compromise your security and privacy.
- If you decide to use this extension, consider running it in a separate Chrome profile or incognito mode to isolate it from your main browsing activity.
- Regularly review the extension's permissions and activity, and remove it if you notice any suspicious behavior or if it requests additional permissions beyond what is necessary for its stated functionality.
- Consider using alternative extensions from reputable developers or official sources if available, as they may pose a lower risk to your security and privacy.

Security Analysis

HIGH
Overall Risk
Based on 6 total findings, ranked without considering overall context, including 3 high-risk and 3 medium-risk findings.
HIGH
Broad Host Permissions
This extension has broad host permissions allowing it to access many or all websites. This could potentially be used to steal sensitive data or track browsing activity.
HIGH
High-Risk Permission: identity
This extension has the identity permission. Can access your identity information. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
HIGH
High-Risk Permission: webRequest
This extension has the webRequest permission. Can intercept and modify web requests. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
MEDIUM
Medium-Risk Permission: contextMenus
This extension has the contextMenus permission. Can add items to the context menu.
MEDIUM
Medium-Risk Permission: storage
This extension has the storage permission. Can store data locally.
MEDIUM
Medium-Risk Permission: unlimitedStorage
This extension has the unlimitedStorage permission. Can store unlimited data locally.