# MetaMask – Crypto Wallet

> The most secure wallet for crypto, NFTs, and DeFi, trusted by millions of users

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/ether-metamask](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ether-metamask)

## Overview

- **ID:** `ether-metamask`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** MetaMask
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 311,232
- **Weekly downloads:** 3,661
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (4,329 ratings)
- **Version:** 13.44.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-17
- **First published:** 2016-08-17
- **Size:** 19 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ether-metamask/)
- **Website:** [https://metamask.io](https://metamask.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ether-metamask/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ether-metamask/privacy/)

## Description

MetaMask is the most secure and flexible crypto wallet used by millions globally to manage digital assets including cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and DeFi investments. It allows users to seamlessly buy, sell, swap, and earn with thousands of tokens supported across multiple blockchains such as Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin, Polygon, and more.

With industry-leading security, MetaMask safeguards your transactions with live threat surveillance and MEV protection while giving you full privacy control. Connect effortlessly to decentralized apps to explore web3 gaming, DeFi protocols, and NFT marketplaces. The wallet offers 24/7 human customer support ensuring that help is always available when you need it. Download MetaMask to securely manage your portfolio and join the decentralized web today.

## Rankings

- #56 — Overall
- #21 — Other extensions
- #1 — crypto
- #1 — metamask
- #1 — metamask wallet
- #1 — okx wallet

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`
- `ws://*/*`
- `wss://*/*`
- `activeTab`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `*://*.eth/`
- `notifications`
- `identity`
- `cookies`

### Content script matches

- `*`
- `connect.trezor.io`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High 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 was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users praise the MetaMask extension for easy-to-use conversions and a useful, well-designed wallet that enhances browsing. However, multiple reviews emphasize persistent reliability and performance problems: frequent crashes and unexpected errors, slow and laggy operation, and even high memory usage. Several updates are described as buggy and less secure, with offline access often unavailable. Reinstallations are commonly needed to regain functionality. Overall, the addon delivers convenient crypto workflow and design, but stability and update-related issues significantly detract from the experience.

### Pros

- Makes token conversions easy to perform and streamlines the workflow.
- Useful and easy to use; well designed and functional.
- Helpful extension that enhances browsing with crypto wallet capabilities.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and unexpected errors; unreliable operation.
- Performance issues, lag, and high resource usage.
- Updates introduce bugs and can remove or hinder offline access; security concerns.
- Often requires reinstalls to regain functionality.

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