# Geospoof

> Spoof Geolocation API for development purposes.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `geospoof`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** jorrodev
- **Category:** web-development,privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 13
- **Weekly downloads:** 4
- **Rating:** 2.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.1.8
- **Last updated:** 2020-04-14
- **First published:** 2019-11-06
- **Size:** 152 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/geospoof/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/jorrete/geospoof](https://github.com/jorrete/geospoof)

## Description

Geospoof is a Firefox add-on that allows you to control the location provided by Geolocation API for development purposes. Set the location by map, coordinates, or reproduce a GPX track. Please note that Geospoof is not a privacy extension and will only work while the developer tools are opened and activated from the Geospoof panel.

## Rankings

- #29,591 — Overall
- #11 — spoon
- #85 — purpose
- #227 — development

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/geospoof)