# alphaXiv - Open Research Discussion

> The official Firefox Extension for alphaXiv, the site for open research discussion directly on top of arXiv. With this extension, you’ll never miss out on any alphaXiv bookmarks or likes!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/alphaxiv](https://chrome-stats.com/d/alphaxiv)

## Overview

- **ID:** `alphaxiv`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** alphaXiv
- **Category:** bookmarks,alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 914
- **Weekly downloads:** 20
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-08
- **First published:** 2025-01-16
- **Size:** 205 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/alphaxiv/)
- **Website:** [https://alphaxiv.org](https://alphaxiv.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/alphaxiv/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/alphaxiv/privacy/)

## Description

The **alphaXiv - Open Research Discussion** Firefox extension seamlessly integrates open research discussions on top of arXiv, a premier repository for scientific papers. Designed for active researchers and enthusiasts, this extension ensures that users stay informed by providing real-time notifications on bookmarks and likes within the alphaXiv community.

With alphaXiv, users can engage with peers, explore comments, and keep track of the most relevant discourse surrounding arXiv papers, fostering a collaborative research environment. This tool is essential for anyone looking to deepen their understanding and interaction with cutting-edge scientific research.

## Rankings

- #3,451 — Overall
- #94 — Alerts & Updates
- #112 — Bookmarks
- #11 — research
- #48 — mission
- #88 — openvpn

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `scripting`
- `cookies`
- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `contextMenus`
- `notifications`
- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `arxiv.org`
- `www.arxiv.org`
- `*.google.com`
- `*.google.ad`
- `*.google.ae`
- `*.google.com.af`
- `*.google.com.ag`
- `*.google.al`
- `*.google.am`
- `*.google.co.ao`
- `*.google.com.ar`
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- `*.google.at`
- `*.google.com.au`
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- `*.google.com.bn`
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- `*.google.bs`
- `*.google.bt`
- `*.google.co.bw`
- `*.google.by`
- `*.google.com.bz`
- `*.google.ca`
- `*.google.cd`
- `*.google.cf`
- `*.google.cg`
- `*.google.ch`
- `*.google.ci`
- `*.google.co.ck`
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- `*.google.cm`
- `*.google.cn`
- `*.google.com.co`
- `*.google.co.cr`
- `*.google.com.cu`
- `*.google.cv`
- `*.google.com.cy`
- `*.google.cz`
- `*.google.de`
- `*.google.dj`
- `*.google.dk`
- `*.google.dm`
- `*.google.com.do`
- `*.google.dz`
- `*.google.com.ec`
- `*.google.ee`
- `*.google.com.eg`
- `*.google.es`
- `*.google.com.et`
- `*.google.fi`
- `*.google.com.fj`
- `*.google.fm`
- `*.google.fr`
- `*.google.ga`
- `*.google.ge`
- `*.google.gg`
- `*.google.com.gh`
- `*.google.com.gi`
- `*.google.gl`
- `*.google.gm`
- `*.google.gr`
- `*.google.com.gt`
- `*.google.gy`
- `*.google.com.hk`
- `*.google.hn`
- `*.google.hr`
- `*.google.ht`
- `*.google.hu`
- `*.google.co.id`
- `*.google.ie`
- `*.google.co.il`
- `*.google.im`
- `*.google.co.in`
- `*.google.iq`
- `*.google.is`
- `*.google.it`
- `*.google.je`
- `*.google.com.jm`
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- `*.google.kz`
- `*.google.la`
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- `*.google.lk`
- `*.google.co.ls`
- `*.google.lt`
- `*.google.lu`
- `*.google.lv`
- `*.google.com.ly`
- `*.google.co.ma`
- `*.google.md`
- `*.google.me`
- `*.google.mg`
- `*.google.mk`
- `*.google.ml`
- `*.google.com.mm`
- `*.google.mn`
- `*.google.com.mt`
- `*.google.mu`
- `*.google.mv`
- `*.google.mw`
- `*.google.com.mx`
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- `*.google.co.mz`
- `*.google.com.na`
- `*.google.com.ng`
- `*.google.com.ni`
- `*.google.ne`
- `*.google.nl`
- `*.google.no`
- `*.google.com.np`
- `*.google.nr`
- `*.google.nu`
- `*.google.co.nz`
- `*.google.com.om`
- `*.google.com.pa`
- `*.google.com.pe`
- `*.google.com.pg`
- `*.google.com.ph`
- `*.google.com.pk`
- `*.google.pl`
- `*.google.pn`
- `*.google.com.pr`
- `*.google.ps`
- `*.google.pt`
- `*.google.com.py`
- `*.google.com.qa`
- `*.google.ro`
- `*.google.ru`
- `*.google.rw`
- `*.google.com.sa`
- `*.google.com.sb`
- `*.google.sc`
- `*.google.se`
- `*.google.com.sg`
- `*.google.sh`
- `*.google.si`
- `*.google.sk`
- `*.google.com.sl`
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- `*.google.so`
- `*.google.sm`
- `*.google.sr`
- `*.google.st`
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- `*.google.td`
- `*.google.tg`
- `*.google.co.th`
- `*.google.com.tj`
- `*.google.tl`
- `*.google.tm`
- `*.google.tn`
- `*.google.to`
- `*.google.com.tr`
- `*.google.tt`
- `*.google.com.tw`
- `*.google.co.tz`
- `*.google.com.ua`
- `*.google.co.ug`
- `*.google.co.uk`
- `*.google.com.uy`
- `*.google.co.uz`
- `*.google.com.vc`
- `*.google.co.ve`
- `*.google.co.vi`
- `*.google.com.vn`
- `*.google.vu`
- `*.google.ws`
- `*.google.rs`
- `*.google.co.za`
- `*.google.co.zm`
- `*.google.co.zw`
- `*.google.cat`
- `*.duckduckgo.com`
- `*.kagi.com`
- `*.twitter.com`
- `*.x.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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