# BioSeek Reader

> A next generation text analysis tool

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/bioseek\_reader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/bioseek_reader)

## Overview

- **ID:** `bioseek_reader`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** BioSeek JSC
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 6
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.0.7
- **Last updated:** 2020-01-23
- **First published:** 2018-11-01
- **Size:** 300 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/bioseek_reader/)
- **Website:** [https://www.bioseek.eu](https://www.bioseek.eu/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/bioseek\_reader/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/bioseek_reader/privacy/)

## Description

BioSeek Reader is a browser extension for Mozilla Firefox that converts biological terms within unstructured text into explorable objects. It conducts semantic analysis, retrieves all documents containing related terms, and presents them in clickable groups. The add-on is compatible with NCBI's Pubmed database, Nature Journal, and other web sources.

## Rankings

- #40,774 — Overall
- #126 — bigo
- #183 — reader
- #213 — analysis

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `cookies`
- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `webNavigation`
- `https://www.bioseek.eu/*`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/bioseek_reader)