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Features & Capabilities
User Growth & Download Statistics
Manifest V3 Add-on
- By:
- mymindstorm
- Daily users:
- 157,975 4.57K
- Rating:
- 4.23 (394)
- Version:
- 8.0.2 Last updated: 2024-09-19
- Version code:
- 5808876
- Creation date:
- 2017-11-19
- Risk:
- Very high risk impact Low risk likelihood
- Permissions:
- Host permissions:
- https://www.google.com/
- https://*.dropboxapi.com/*
- https://www.googleapis.com/*
- https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/revoke
- https://graph.microsoft.com/me/*
- https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/token
- https://www.google.com/
- Size:
- 2.89MB
- URLs:
- Website ,Privacy policy
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Firefox Add-ons Store
- Data ingested on:
- 2026-06-14
- Compare stats and ranking:
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Permission Change History
2024-08-21: Version 6.3.5 → 8.0.0
Add Host permissions: https://www.google.com/ https://*.dropboxapi.com/* https://www.googleapis.com/* https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/revoke https://graph.microsoft.com/me/* https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/token
Add Permissions: activeTab alarms scripting
Remove Optional permissions: <all_urls> https://www.google.com/ https://*.dropboxapi.com/* https://www.googleapis.com/* https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/revoke https://graph.microsoft.com/me/* https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/token
User Reviews
Summary: Users broadly praise Authenticator for its clean, lightweight UI, reliable performance on Firefox desktop, and strong import/export options with local, privacy-minded storage and optional encrypted backups. Some users appreciate cross-device syncing and mobile support planning. Recurrent complaints center on backup reliability (TXT exports and nags), privacy worries about Google data access, QR code enrollment failures, confusing instructions leading to lockouts, and platform gaps like no Firefox Android version. Pros
- Generally positive reviews, with users expressing that Authenticator is loved and reliable for daily use.
- Clean, simple, and lightweight user interface that makes it easy to manage codes.
- Strong import/export and backup options, including support for plain text otpauth links and JSON backups.
- Local storage design with privacy focus, giving users control over their secrets (no forced cloud syncing), plus optional encrypted backups to cloud services.
- Cross-device syncing via a Mozilla account is valued, with expectations for mobile support continuing.
Cons
- Backup reliability issues are recurring (TXT backups can be incomplete, and occasional nags about backup processes).
- Privacy concerns about data access to Google services ( questions about data flow when using cloud backup options).
- QR code enrollment can fail or be problematic, forcing manual entry which is slower and frustrating for users.
- Confusing instructions can lead to lockouts or difficulties using the addon for some users.
- Platform limitations: lack of Firefox Android support currently, limiting use on mobile devices.
Recent reviews
by Mi*****, 2026-05-08
¡Extraordinario de no creer, para no depender de un maldito teléfono; eso era lo que estaba buscando, pero mejor escanear el código QR con la app de un móvil al mismo tiempo, para quedar con un respaldo escrito en piedra!
by Co*****, 2026-04-29
by Ma*****, 2026-04-27
Is Authenticator Safe?
Risk impact
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.
Authenticator requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Request access to the following domains: google.com, dropboxapi.com, googleapis.com, microsoft.com, microsoftonline.com
Risk likelihood
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.
Authenticator has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- Low This extension was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.
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