# Gene Info eXtension (GIX)

> View gene information by double clicking a gene name or accession on any webpage.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `gene-info`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** James Knight
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 75
- **Rating:** 4.83 / 5 (6 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.8.3
- **Last updated:** 2022-02-15
- **First published:** 2019-04-08
- **Size:** 98 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/gene-info/)
- **Website:** [https://gene-info.org](https://gene-info.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/gene-info/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/gene-info/privacy/)

## Description

Gene Info eXtension (GIX) is a Firefox add-on that enables users to retrieve information about genes and access links to related resources. It displays detailed reports or minimal tooltips with outside resource links. The extension supports human and model organism genes and provides information from various databases including UniProt, BioGRID, Gene Ontology Consortium, and more.

## Rankings

- #13,287 — Overall
- #13 — info
- #185 — extension guard
- #206 — gif
- #215 — extension
- #218 — query

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/gene-info)