# ExtractNews

> ExtractNews assists you to discover an interesting news, hiding boring topics.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `extractnews`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Yoshinori Kawagita
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Version:** 1.1.2
- **Last updated:** 2021-07-22
- **First published:** 2021-07-01
- **Size:** 198 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/extractnews/)

## Description

ExtractNews is a Firefox add-on that assists you in finding interesting news by hiding boring topics. It allows you to select news topics and senders, filter out unwanted words, and save customized settings. Make the most of your time with ExtractNews.

## Rankings

- #67,885 — Overall
- #168 — topic
- #175 — extract

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `alarms`
- `contextMenus`
- `storage`
- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `www.yahoo.com`
- `news.yahoo.com`
- `finance.yahoo.com`
- `money.yahoo.com`
- `sports.yahoo.com`
- `*.slashdot.org`
- `slashdot.org`
- `*.srad.jp`
- `srad.jp`
- `news.yahoo.co.jp`
- `*.watch.impress.co.jp`
- `www.itmedia.co.jp`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/extractnews)