# Header Changer

> Change title and icon displayed on tab

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `header-changer`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Alan Kuriakose
- **Category:** privacy-security,appearance
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2020-04-29
- **First published:** 2020-04-17
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/header-changer/)
- **Website:** [https://aln0071.github.io/](https://aln0071.github.io/)

## Description

Header Changer is a privacy enhancement tool for Firefox that allows the user to change the title and icon displayed on the current tab. It is useful for maintaining privacy when switching tabs and prevents others from knowing the content of the tab through tab titles or icons.

## Rankings

- #81,342 — Overall
- #207 — exchange
- #236 — header

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- 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/header-changer)