MEGA

Secure cloud storage, chat, and meetings
What is MEGA?
"MEGA" is a secure, end-to-end encrypted cloud storage and communications extension that improves loading times, download performance, and enhances security by running locally. Your data is encrypted and decrypted on your devices only, ensuring privacy. With generous free storage, this extension captures any MEGA URL, reducing reliance on external servers and streamlining your experience while maintaining high security standards.

Extension stats

Users: 1,000,000+
Version: 5.32.4 (Last updated: 2024-09-19)
Creation date: 2020-07-01
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • unlimitedStorage
  • declarativeNetRequest
Host permissions:
  • https://mega.nz/*
Size: 9.28M

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
MEGA (v5.32.4)
3.80 (48) 459,679+
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Extension summary

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MEGA is a secure, user-controlled end-to-end encrypted cloud storage and communications service with generous free storage space. Unlike other cloud storage providers, your data is encrypted and decrypted by your client devices only and never by us.

This extension allows you to install MEGA into your browser to reduce loading times, improve download performance and strengthen security. Any MEGA URL will be captured by this extension and stay local (no JavaScript will be loaded from our servers).

MEGA’s source code files (HTML, CSS and JavaScript) are loaded from the extension itself and do not require additional integrity verification. This saves time by not downloading these files from MEGA’s servers and verifying them each time you visit the MEGA website. The executable client code runs directly from the user’s local machine, rather than being loaded from MEGA over TLS/SSL. Browser extension updates are cryptographically protected. For more information see section 2.2 of our whitepaper https://mega.io/SecurityWhitepaper.pdf.

Security reviewers can find our source code at https://mega.io/sourcecode.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Secure cloud storage
  • Ease of use
  • Frequent updates
Cons
  • New permission to block content on any page causing confusion and concern
  • Issues with image thumbnails not showing up
  • Forced to buy subscription during file download
Most mentioned
  • New permission request to block content on any page
  • Issues with image thumbnails not showing in Mega Chat
  • Difficulty in registering for a new account
Recent reviews
by Laurentiu Manolache, 2024-07-19

Why does it suddenly ask to block any content on any website?
by Martin Tišajev, 2024-06-13

The extension is amazing at localizing the mega website and everything related to it (better than the mega sync app anyway), but unless the devs will explain why a new permission enabling the extension to "block any content on any website" I am visiting, I am disabling it.
by Gabriele Bonanomi, 2024-06-11
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Extension safety

Risk impact

MEGA is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

MEGA has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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