Search on Steam

Search on Steam

The "Search on Steam" Chrome extension allows users to quickly search for games and products on the Steam platform. With a simple…

Search on Steam
What is Search on Steam?
Search on Steam is a Chrome extension that allows users to search for games and products on the Steam platform. With a simple right-click or by clicking the extension icon, users can initiate a search on Steam and explore relevant results directly in their browser.
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Stats
Users: 149 ▲ 14
Rating: 5.00 (1)
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2023-05-15)
Creation date: 2023-05-14
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
Host permissions:
  • *://store.steampowered.com/
Size: 14.93K
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Summary

The "Search on Steam" Chrome extension allows users to quickly search for games and products on the Steam platform. With a simple right-click on selected text or by clicking the extension icon, users can initiate a search on Steam and explore relevant results directly in their browser.

Permissions:

  • ContextMenus: This permission enables the extension to add a contextual menu option to perform searches on Steam when users select text on web pages.
  • Host Permissions: The extension requires access to store.steampowered.com to perform the search and open the Steam website with the search results.
  • Background Service Worker: The background service worker handles the creation of the contextual menu and communicates with the browser to open new tabs with the search results.

Key Features:

  • Contextual Menu Integration: The extension seamlessly integrates with the browser's contextual menu, allowing users to initiate a search on Steam with a simple right-click on selected text.
  • Popup Interface: Upon clicking the extension icon, a user-friendly popup interface appears, offering a text input field and a search button for conducting Steam searches directly from the extension.
  • Convenient Search Experience: Users can enter their search query in the popup interface or use the contextual menu option for quick and hassle-free access to Steam search results.

Privacy and Security: The "Search on Steam" extension respects user privacy and does not collect any personal information. It only requests the necessary permissions to enable the contextual menu and perform the Steam search. No browsing activity or user data is stored or transmitted outside the extension's functionality.

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Safety
Risk impact

Search on Steam is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Search on Steam has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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