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Featured in Domain Arrivals · 2026-08-07

Is That Chrome Extension Safe?

is-extension-safe.online ↗ · Developer Corner · score 84.0
Open: public page gives enough substance to understand the site $Paid: pricing, booking, ecommerce, subscription, or paid access is visible ADAds: visible ad load or ad-supported content Pretty: notable design, copy, craft, or presentation Pro: polished, finished-feeling, serious, or operationally mature Niche: specific audience, workflow, or unusually focused use case Human: personal, local, community, civic, handmade, or real-person signal !Suspicious: scammy, spammy, trust theater, finance fog, or credibility concern

An independent audit desk that reads Chrome extension source code to show what each extension can access.

Why it surfaced

Instead of trusting store descriptions and star ratings, it downloads the installed package, inspects the manifest, unwraps obfuscation, and cites the file and line behind each finding. Its willingness to label ordinary library code as ordinary makes this feel more like careful security journalism than a fear machine.

A File Musicians Can Argue With

August 7’s newborn domains include editable orchestral scores with up to 33 staves, 15 years of Valencia council interventions, a dementia-friendly frame with one optional button, and a memorial golf tournament whose winner wears the Meatball Jacket.

This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-07 Domain Arrivals issue.