Web Technology Notifier

Displays the Web technology of the current page.

What is Web Technology Notifier?

Web Technology Notifier is a Chrome extension that allows users to identify the web server technology executed by the current page. It can identify numerous modules and CMS such as Phusion Passenger for Ruby applications, PHP based apps like Zend Server or iPyramid, Zope, Microsoft ASP.NET etc. It secures your browsing by removing permissions on HTTPS and not loading pages twice.

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By: https://cyril.io

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Users: 2,000+

Rating: 3.10 (41)

Version: 1.1.2 (Last updated: 2014-05-30)

Creation date: 2014-05-30

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

http://*/*

Size: 34.97K

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 19323 ▼ 185

Other rankings

#5713 in Developer Tools #20 in technology keyword 44 ▲ 2 #231 in server keyword 52 ▲ 24

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Summary

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Web Technology Notifier displays the technology that is executed by the Web server of the current page through an icon. Many modules and CMS can be identified, such as Phusion Passenger for Ruby applications (as Ruby on Rails and Sinatra frameworks), PHP based applications (like Zend Server or iPyramid), Zope (Python powered), Microsoft ASP.NET, and more.

Changes:

remove permissions on HTTPS (because of troubles; e.g., bank websites);
no longer loads pages twice (by performing a HEAD request instead of a GET one);
remove "tabs" from permissions.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Useful for identifying web technologies
Liked by some users

Cons

Causes pages to load twice
Generates extra HTTP requests
Can interfere with web development and debugging
May break applications by invalidating XSRF tokens
Installation and reinstallation issues reported

Most mentioned

Sends an extra HTTP request
Can cause issues with web development
Problems with pages loading twice
Installation/reinstallation problems

Recent reviews

Does not work.

Frank VA, 2021-11-05

dont work

Алексей, 2020-01-17

Useful, but send an extra HTTP request each time, I became crazy while debuging my own application, I couldn't figure out why my source code was executed twice!

Ambroise Dhenain, 2014-05-12

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Safety

Risk impact

Web Technology Notifier may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.