BLAST for Chrome

Have you ever wanted to do BLAST searches straight from the address bar? Now you can!

BLAST for Chrome

BLAST for Chrome is a Chrome extension that allows you to easily perform BLAST searches by typing 'blast' in the address bar and pasting your DNA or protein sequence. It supports multiple BLAST programs and saves you time by eliminating the need to navigate through NCBI's BLAST webpages. Install the extension and start BLASTing with ease!

Extension stats

By: Chiraag Kapadia

Users: 275

Rating: 4.25

Version: 1.0.0 (Last updated: 2016-06-14)

Creation date: 2016-06-13

Permissions:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/Blast.cgi

Size: 38.65K

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 51,008 ▼ 487

Other rankings

#14085 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 236 #138 in database keyword 7 ▼ 6 #213 in program keyword 5 ▼ 10 #267 in query keyword 5 ▲

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

For some reason, I cannot access Blastp, when I click on it, just blastn...

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Mônica Gravina, 2020-08-20

A usuful plugin which saves time

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Михаил Щелкунов, 2018-03-16

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Extension safety

Risk impact

BLAST for Chrome requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Low Allows usage of omnibox input, negligible risk as it pertains largely to user input enhancements.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of BLAST for Chrome. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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