# Hive Keychain

> Secure Hive Wallet Extension.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `hive-keychain`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** stoodkev
- **Category:** social-communication
- **Daily users:** 1,185
- **Weekly downloads:** 9
- **Rating:** 4.62 / 5 (29 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.15.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-22
- **First published:** 2020-03-27
- **Size:** 28 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hive-keychain/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/hive-keychain/hive-keychain-extension](https://github.com/hive-keychain/hive-keychain-extension)

## Description

Hive Keychain is a secure Chrome extension designed for Hive blockchain users. It injects the Hive Keychain API into websites, enabling Hive-enabled distributed applications (dApps) to interact with the blockchain seamlessly within your browser. Users can create and manage multiple Hive identities and receive a secure, user-friendly interface to approve or reject blockchain transactions initiated by dApps. With a focus on security and transparency, Hive Keychain grants necessary permissions while ensuring source code transparency via GitHub. Experience smooth and secure Hive blockchain interactions right from your Chrome browser.

## Rankings

- #3,003 — Overall
- #370 — Social & Communication
- #58 — wallet
- #71 — give
- #114 — keyword
- #148 — security

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `idle`
- `alarms`

### Content script matches

- `*`
- `0.0.0.0`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate 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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users appreciate Hive Keychain as a versatile, fast, and reliable wallet that is highly recommended within the Hive ecosystem. Its open source nature and user-friendly design make it a preferred key manager for Hive blockchain users. No significant issues or cons were mentioned across the reviews.

### Pros

- Highly recommended as a perfect companion for the Hive ecosystem
- Versatile wallet with many functionalities
- Fast and reliable performance with no reported issues
- Open source key manager for the Hive blockchain
- User-friendly interface

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