# Beacon

> Generate a report from Beacon (digitalbeacon.co) with a single click

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `beacon`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Beacon
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 25
- **Version:** 1
- **Last updated:** 2021-10-08
- **First published:** 2021-10-07
- **Size:** 18 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/beacon/)
- **Website:** [https://digitalbeacon.co/](https://digitalbeacon.co/)

## Description

Beacon is a Firefox add-on that automatically runs the site you're browsing through digitalbeacon.co to generate a report on its environmental impact. It provides a breakdown of the impact and suggests measures to improve it. Great for on-the-fly testing.

## Rankings

- #22,213 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/beacon)