Web Application/Tool Sniffer

Detect web applications, tools, and javascript libraries running on the websites you browse.

What is Web Application/Tool Sniffer?

'Web Application/Tool Sniffer' is a Chrome extension allowing you to detect and display various web frameworks, CMS and JavaScript libraries operating on the sites you browse. It offers real-time detection with an icon appearing in the address bar for easy monitoring. The extension also features version detection for some applications and has been enhanced by the user community to include functions like proper Twitter bootstrap detection, jQuery mobile detection, and AWS service recognition.

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By: https://jamesjnadeau.com

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Users: 2,000+

Rating: 3.42 (19)

Version: 0.5 (Last updated: 2018-12-27)

Creation date: 2018-12-26

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
webRequest
http://*/*
https://*/*

Size: 726.02K

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 19262 ▲ 20

Other rankings

#1643 in Developer Tools ▲ 13 #37 in application keyword 33 ▼ 10 #141 in tool keyword 73 #252 in detect keyword 17 ▲ 14

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Summary

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Detects and displays web framework, CMS and javascript libraries running on the websites you are visiting.

An icon will appear in the address bar that indicates the detected frameworks. Version detection is available on some frameworks as well!

You can view the source code here: https://github.com/jamesjnadeau/chromesniffer

I don't care to ever monetize this, or track what you're doing. Take a look at the code if you want :) I use this because I'm nosey, and thought I'd share my updates to the project.

This root project is not updated regularly, and I've pulled in some changes others have submitted, and a few of my own tweeks. These include:

-proper detection of twitter bootstrap -jQuery Mobile Detection -aws services from https://github.com/nqbao/chromesniffer/pull/65

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Very useful for knowing how an internet page has been developed
simple and quite enough
Excellent tool

Cons

Doesn't work
Doesn't do anything anymore
Extension doesn't identify every CMS tools

Most mentioned

Doesn't work
Overuse results in errors, a need for updates was mentioned

Recent reviews

doesn't work

Jamie Perkins, 2022-10-06

Does nothing... WHY is this here?

Ron Richardson, 2022-06-20

doesnt work

Jess Gold, 2021-03-29

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Safety

Risk impact

Web Application/Tool Sniffer is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Web Application/Tool Sniffer if you trust the publisher.