# Grepper

> The Query & Answer System for the Coder Community

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `grepper`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** codegrepper.com
- **Category:** web-development,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 1,793
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 4.47 / 5 (59 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.0.8.9
- **Last updated:** 2023-02-10
- **First published:** 2020-02-26
- **Size:** 1.38 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/grepper/)
- **Website:** [https://www.cgrepper.com/](https://www.cgrepper.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/grepper/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/grepper/privacy/)

## Description

Grepper is an essential Chrome extension designed for software developers to rapidly find, save, and access code snippets from across the internet. Acting like a "RAM upgrade" for developers’ brains, Grepper collects and organizes snippets for easy retrieval, so you never have to search the same code example twice. It fosters a coding community by allowing users to share and connect through profiles that include optional personal info such as name, location, and social handles.

Privacy and data usage are transparent: Grepper collects anonymous search terms and code snippets to improve search results and user experience, while offering a comprehensive privacy policy. It streamlines coding workflows by making relevant code examples instantly accessible, boosting developer productivity and collaboration worldwide.

## Rankings

- #2,318 — Overall
- #251 — Web Development
- #274 — Search Tools
- #26 — answer
- #38 — query
- #54 — community

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `webRequest`
- `activeTab`
- `<all_urls>`
- `alarms`

### Content script matches

- `www.google.com`
- `www.google.co.uk`
- `www.google.co.za`
- `www.google.co.th`
- `www.google.co.jp`
- `www.google.co.il`
- `www.google.es`
- `www.google.ca`
- `www.google.de`
- `www.google.it`
- `www.google.fr`
- `www.google.com.au`
- `www.google.com.ph`
- `www.google.com.tw`
- `www.google.com.br`
- `www.google.com.ua`
- `www.google.com.my`
- `www.google.com.hk`
- `www.google.ru`
- `www.google.com.tr`
- `www.google.be`
- `www.google.com.gr`
- `www.google.co.in`
- `www.google.com.mx`
- `www.google.dk`
- `www.google.com.ar`
- `www.google.ch`
- `www.google.cl`
- `www.google.co.kr`
- `www.google.com.co`
- `www.google.pl`
- `www.google.pt`
- `www.google.com.pk`
- `www.google.co.id`
- `www.google.com.vn`
- `www.google.nl`
- `www.google.se`
- `www.google.com.sg`
- `*`
- `localhost`
- `www.codegrepper.com`
- `www.grepper.com`
- `staging.codegrepper.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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 website URL may be invalid

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## Review summary

Grepper is praised for saving time and providing fast, sometimes coding-oriented answers, boosting productivity. Many users call it useful and time-saving, especially when researching quickly. However, recurring issues include reliability problems (loading/sign-in failures), a pay-to-view-all-results model, UI problems such as the logo blocking code or text, and concerns about the quality and moderation of user-contributed answers.

### Pros

- Saves time and boosts productivity when googling for quick answers.
- Fast search lookups and helpful for coding questions.
- Generally a very useful and handy extension.
- Helps users find answers without having to click through many search results.

### Cons

- Reliability issues: the extension may not load, sign-in redirects to external sites (e.g., you.com), and pages can fail to load.
- Paywall for showing all results.
- UI/UX problems: the grepper logo overlays code blocks and can obscure text or misplace during scrolling.
- Quality concerns with user-contributed answers and moderation.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/grepper)