# CUNY Refiner

> Simplify the CUNY interface and add useful features.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `cuny-refiner`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ming Lei (popoway)
- **Category:** bookmarks,tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 26.36.16
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-03
- **First published:** 2026-07-29
- **Size:** 270 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/cuny-refiner/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/cuny-refiner/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/cuny-refiner/privacy/)

## Description

CUNY Refiner is a browser extension that adds useful shortcuts and improves your overall experience with various websites and services hosted by the City University of New York.

Quality of life improvements by CUNY Refiner:
✓ Right-click Shortcuts: Staff and advisors can right click an EMPLID to instantly launch services, including CUNYfirst, DegreeWorks, Navigate, of  <em>that</em> student.
✓ User Defaults: Tired of selecting the campus every time you are doing a query? You can now select a default institution and term, which the extension will populate for you whenever needed.
✓ Students' Lifesaver Too: Grade distribution and Rate My Professor integration on course search and enrollment pages.

Questions? Suggestions? Email <a href="/" rel="nofollow">Ming@popoway.com</a>

Disclaimer: While I am an employee of CUNY Queens College, the "CUNY Refiner" extension is a personal project developed during my summer break. The content, views, and opinions expressed within the extension are solely my own and do not reflect the positions, strategies, or opinions of CUNY. This app is neither officially associated with nor maintained by CUNY as part of my employment.

## Rankings

- #125,561 — Overall
- #138 — define

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `storage`
- `activeTab`
- `scripting`

### Content script matches

- `globalsearch.cuny.edu`
- `cssa.cunyfirst.cuny.edu`
- `cuny907.sharepoint.com`
- `cuny907-my.sharepoint.com`
- `usc-excel.officeapps.live.com`
- `degreeworks.cuny.edu`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: cuny.edu, sharepoint.com, live.com
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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