Web Technology Notifier

Name: Web Technology Notifier
Rating: 3.075 (40 reviews)
Author: https://cyril.io

Displays the Web technology of the current page.

Web Technology Notifier

Web Technology Notifier is a powerful Chrome extension that reveals the web technologies used by the current page. By displaying an easy-to-read icon, users can quickly identify various modules and Content Management Systems (CMS), including popular frameworks like Ruby on Rails, PHP applications, and Microsoft ASP.NET.

Key Features:

Instantly detects technology used by the server.
Supports major frameworks and modules like Phusion Passenger, Zend Server, and more.
Lightweight design with updated permissions for a smoother experience.

With recent updates, the extension now has improved functionality, removing unnecessary HTTPS permissions and optimizing page loading by using HEAD requests instead of GET requests. Enjoy seamless identification of web technologies with Web Technology Notifier!

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By: https://cyril.io

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 3.08

(40)

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

Creation date: 2014-05-30

Risk:

Permissions:

http://*/*

Size: 34.97K

URLs: Website

Full description: See detailed description

Source: Chrome Web Store

Updated: a day ago

Ranking

# 23,625 ▲ 66

Other rankings

#7121 in Developer Tools ▼ 27 #12 in technology keyword 28 ▲ 3 #131 in server keyword 17 ▼ 1

User reviews

Pros

Useful for identifying web technologies.
Has potential with a good idea.

Cons

Causes additional HTTP requests, leading to slow performance and double page loading.
Breaks functionality for some applications, causing errors during form submissions.
Issues with installation/uninstallation process.

Most mentioned

Extension loads pages twice.
Causes additional requests that disrupt development.
Causes errors with XSRF tokens.

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. User reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

User 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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Extension safety

Risk impact

Web Technology Notifier 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

Web Technology Notifier 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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