# Check updates

> Check if monitored text on website are updated

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `check-updates`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Anda
- **Category:** alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.2.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-23
- **First published:** 2022-06-06
- **Size:** 29 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/check-updates/)

## Description

Check updates is a Firefox add-on that allows you to monitor specific text on websites and receive notifications when changes occur. It provides a simple way to track updates and stay up-to-date with the latest information on your favorite sites.

## Rankings

- #123,089 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `http://*/`
- `https://*/`
- `storage`
- `contextMenus`
- `menus`
- `alarms`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** 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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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