# Connections Helper

> An extension to mark categories in NYT Connections tiles.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `connections-helper`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** mysticuno
- **Category:** games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 13
- **Version:** 1.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-06-05
- **First published:** 2025-06-01
- **Size:** 14 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/connections-helper/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/mysticuno/connections-helper/issues/new](https://github.com/mysticuno/connections-helper/issues/new)

## Description

A small, open-source extension to help you keep track of the categories in Connections. Use it when playing on <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/9ffaaaa7b5299ad9a4b7dfe321a6c46f59ef0b6182fd3bd432a57eefe49fc5be/https%3A//www.nytimes.com/games/connections" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/games/connections</a>

See the code at <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/b3800cd3b6d16bf78d5ee32cee2bce0c11537a3bc74f1b664be73927bda5b790/https%3A//github.com/mysticuno/connections-helper" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/mysticuno/connections-helper</a> and a demo at <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/6b210efe74108266fd611fec3faf9e5fc37d7a3fde90c099d0a65192f4b55b56/https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv=3TTkTzL_oYk" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TTkTzL_oYk</a>

Not affiliated with The New York Times.

## Rankings

- #30,210 — Overall
- #11 — connection
- #51 — connect
- #177 — category

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `scripting`

### Content script matches

- `www.nytimes.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- 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/connections-helper)