HTTPS Finder

Detects if pages are available on HTTPS and allows you to switch

HTTPS Finder is a practical Chrome extension designed to enhance your browsing security by detecting if any web page is available over HTTPS. When you visit an unsecured HTTP page, HTTPS Finder checks if a secure HTTPS version exists and allows you to switch to it — either manually or automatically. This helps protect your privacy, secures your data, and verifies the authenticity of the website.

Unlike the EFF's HTTPS Everywhere, which only switches known domains automatically, HTTPS Finder dynamically detects HTTPS availability for any site, providing broader coverage. You can also ignore specific domains per your preference. The extension aims to facilitate submitting discovered HTTPS-enabled sites back to EFF to improve HTTPS Everywhere's domain list. Keep your browsing safe and secure with HTTPS Finder!

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By:: Adam Alton
Users:: 1,000+
Rating:: 3.36
(25)
Version:: 1.3 (Last updated: 2016-11-06)
Creation date:: 2016-11-06
Risk:: Moderate risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:: webNavigation
storage
notifications
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Size:: 326.66K
Email:: ad*****@gmail.com
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: 17 hours ago

Ranking

# 24,135 ▼ 649

Other rankings

#5020 in Social Networking ▼ 7 #64 in finder keyword 41 ▼ 15

User reviews

Pros

Effective on many sites, more so than HTTPS Everywhere
Works pretty good
Very useful when combined with HTTP Somewhere extension
Can provide useful notifications about HTTPS availability

Cons

Stops working over time
Peaks CPU usage to 100% leading to battery drain
Cannot blacklist sites that don't work well with HTTPS
Spams notifications for every page that has issues

Recent reviews

Good day.. is fine to my site because i'm still want to know many things

Samuel Velly Chauke, 2018-09-10

This extension stops working over time and pegs CPU at 100+% (found using Chrome Task Manager - More Tools > Task Manager). Noticed my fan was spinning up and my battery was draining, finally discovered it was HTTPS Finder. Stinks because it was more effective on many sites than HTTPS Everywhere, but I have to uninstall.

Brian Donahue, 2018-02-02

good

Ning Cao, 2017-10-23

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Extension safety

Risk impact

HTTPS Finder requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

HTTPS Finder has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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