# Dark Pattern Detector

> AI-powered detection of manipulative UI patterns using RAG and LLM reasoning

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/dark-pattern-detector](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dark-pattern-detector)

## Overview

- **ID:** `dark-pattern-detector`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** sreenath
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-24
- **First published:** 2026-01-21
- **Size:** 113 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/dark-pattern-detector/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/sreenathyadavk/HiddenLayer-DarkPattern-Guard](https://github.com/sreenathyadavk/HiddenLayer-DarkPattern-Guard)

## Description

A Preventive Cybersecurity Browser Extension that detects manipulative UI patterns (dark patterns) in real-time to protect user privacy.

## Rankings

- #122,272 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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/dark-pattern-detector)