Show Hidden Password

Name: Show Hidden Password
Rating: 2.5478260869565217 (115 reviews)
Author: https://digitalinspiration.com

By: https://digitalinspiration.com

Reveal the password hidden behind asterisks on login pages

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Show Hidden Password is a handy Chrome extension that allows users to reveal passwords hidden behind asterisks on login pages. Inspired by Microsoft Edge's eye icon feature, it displays the password in plain text when the password field is focused, and masks it again when unfocused. This tool helps users verify their passwords easily on popular sites like Facebook, Gmail, PayPal, and Twitter.

Additionally, Show Hidden Password attempts to enable password saving on sites that typically disable it, such as PayPal, by adding the autocomplete=on attribute to password fields. Although recent Chrome versions may ignore this attribute, the extension enhances convenience and improves login experiences for users who want quick access without repeatedly typing their passwords.

Extension Privacy & Security Productivity Utilities

By:: https://digitalinspiration.com
Users:: 6,000
Rating:: 2.55

(115)
Version:: 2.0 Last updated: 2024-09-05
Creation date:: 2017-01-04
Risk:: Low risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
Size:: 14.53KB
Email:: am*****@labnol.org
URLs:: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Data ingested on:: 2025-07-19

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Ranking

# 11,837 ▼ 61

Other rankings

#4287 in Tools ▼ 8 #46 in show keyword 25 ▲ 2 #69 in password keyword 84 ▲ 2 #72 in paypal keyword 33 ▲ 4

Other platforms

Show Hidden Password (v3.4.22)

979 3.00

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User reviews

User reviews for 'Show Hidden Password' show mixed experiences. Many users report that it works well on some websites, especially where autofill is disabled but Chrome recognizes login fields. However, a significant number find it ineffective on many popular or secure sites and newer Chrome versions. There are usability concerns and security warnings about potential password harvesting. Overall, it is helpful in specific cases but not universally reliable or safe according to multiple users.

Pros

Works as advertised on some websites with ordinary security.
Helps recover passwords on sites that disable autofill where Chrome can detect the login box.
Does work perfectly on many sites, especially those that disable autofill for login fields.
Simple and useful for certain websites where other methods fail.

Cons

Does not work on all websites, especially many popular or more secure sites.
Some users report it does nothing or fails completely on some sites like Universal Jobmatch and PhpMyAdmin.
Not compatible with new versions of Chrome as reported by some users.
Users find it not very user friendly or useful in certain scenarios.
Concerns raised about security involving potential password collection by the extension developer.

Recent reviews

love it but having trouble remembering to double click slowly when using

Ro*****, 2019-12-20

Does nothing

Κω*****, 2019-03-13

Does not works as advertised.

As*****, 2017-11-29

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Show Hidden Password requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.

Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension.

Show Hidden Password is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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