# HONcode Toolbar

> Search and navigate the medical web with complete confidence thanks to the thousands of HONcode websites certified.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `hon-toolbar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Health On The Net
- **Category:** privacy-security,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 173
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (6 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.1.3a
- **Last updated:** 2020-03-23
- **First published:** 2008-11-27
- **Size:** 2.25 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hon-toolbar/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hon-toolbar/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hon-toolbar/privacy/)

## Description

The HONcode Toolbar Chrome extension empowers users to confidently navigate the vast medical web by providing easy identification of HONcode certified websites. It highlights trustworthy health sites directly within your browser and major search engine results like Google and Bing. You can even filter your searches exclusively to HONcode certified sites, ensuring access to reliable and validated health information.

Developed by the Health On the Net Foundation, a reputable non-profit founded in 1995, the HONcode Toolbar upholds the highest standards of online health information quality. HONcode certified websites comply with eight principles promoting transparency, authority, privacy, and data integrity. This extension is an essential tool for anyone seeking trustworthy medical and health guidance online, helping distinguish credible content from unreliable sources.

## Rankings

- #8,873 — Overall
- #16 — toolbar
- #70 — qr code
- #108 — health
- #152 — complete
- #178 — codes

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `<all_urls>`
- `storage`
- `webRequest`
- `cookies`

### Content script matches

- `*.google.com`
- `*.google.ac`
- `*.google.ad`
- `*.google.ae`
- `*.google.com.af`
- `*.google.com.ag`
- `*.google.com.ai`
- `*.google.al`
- `*.google.am`
- `*.google.co.ao`
- `*.google.com.ar`
- `*.google.as`
- `*.google.at`
- `*.google.az`
- `*.google.ba`
- `*.google.com.bd`
- `*.google.be`
- `*.google.bf`
- `*.google.bg`
- `*.google.com.bh`
- `*.google.bi`
- `*.google.bj`
- `*.google.com.bn`
- `*.google.com.bo`
- `*.google.bs`
- `*.google.bt`
- `*.google.co.bw`
- `*.google.by`
- `*.google.com.bz`
- `*.google.ca`
- `*.google.com.kh`
- `*.google.cc`
- `*.google.cd`
- `*.google.cf`
- `*.google.cat`
- `*.google.cg`
- `*.google.ch`
- `*.google.ci`
- `*.google.co.ck`
- `*.google.cl`
- `*.google.cm`
- `*.google.cn`
- `*.google.com.co`
- `*.google.co.cr`
- `*.google.com.cu`
- `*.google.cv`
- `*.google.com.cy`
- `*.google.cz`
- `*.google.de`
- `*.google.dj`
- `*.google.dk`
- `*.google.dm`
- `*.google.com.do`
- `*.google.dz`
- `*.google.com.ec`
- `*.google.ee`
- `*.google.com.eg`
- `*.google.es`
- `*.google.com.et`
- `*.google.fi`
- `*.google.fj`
- `*.google.fm`
- `*.google.fr`
- `*.google.ga`
- `*.google.ge`
- `*.google.gf`
- `*.google.gg`
- `*.google.com.gh`
- `*.google.com.gi`
- `*.google.gl`
- `*.google.gm`
- `*.google.gp`
- `*.google.gr`
- `*.google.com.gt`
- `*.google.gy`
- `*.google.com.hk`
- `*.google.hn`
- `*.google.hr`
- `*.google.ht`
- `*.google.hu`
- `*.google.co.id`
- `*.google.im`
- `*.google.co.in`
- `*.google.io`
- `*.google.is`
- `*.google.it`
- `*.google.je`
- `*.google.com.jm`
- `*.google.jo`
- `*.google.co.jp`
- `*.google.co.ke`
- `*.google.ki`
- `*.google.kg`
- `*.google.co.kr`
- `*.google.com.kw`
- `*.google.kz`
- `*.google.la`
- `*.google.com.lb`
- `*.google.com.lc`
- `*.google.li`
- `*.google.lk`
- `*.google.co.ls`
- `*.google.lt`
- `*.google.lu`
- `*.google.lv`
- `*.google.com.ly`
- `*.google.co.ma`
- `*.google.md`
- `*.google.me`
- `*.google.mg`
- `*.google.mk`
- `*.google.ml`
- `*.google.com.mm`
- `*.google.mn`
- `*.google.ms`
- `*.google.com.mt`
- `*.google.mu`
- `*.google.mv`
- `*.google.mw`
- `*.google.com.mx`
- `*.google.com.my`
- `*.google.co.mz`
- `*.google.com.na`
- `*.google.ne`
- `*.google.nf`
- `*.google.ng`
- `*.google.com.ni`
- `*.google.nl`
- `*.google.no`
- `*.google.com.np`
- `*.google.nr`
- `*.google.nu`
- `*.google.co.nz`
- `*.google.com.om`
- `*.google.com.pk`
- `*.google.com.pa`
- `*.google.com.pe`
- `*.google.com.ph`
- `*.google.pl`
- `*.google.com.pg`
- `*.google.pn`
- `*.google.com.pr`
- `*.google.ps`
- `*.google.pt`
- `*.google.com.py`
- `*.google.com.qa`
- `*.google.ro`
- `*.google.rs`
- `*.google.ru`
- `*.google.rw`
- `*.google.com.sa`
- `*.google.com.sb`
- `*.google.sc`
- `*.google.se`
- `*.google.com.sg`
- `*.google.sh`
- `*.google.si`
- `*.google.sk`
- `*.google.com.sl`
- `*.google.sn`
- `*.google.sm`
- `*.google.so`
- `*.google.st`
- `*.google.sr`
- `*.google.com.sv`
- `*.google.td`
- `*.google.tg`
- `*.google.co.th`
- `*.google.com.tj`
- `*.google.tk`
- `*.google.tl`
- `*.google.tm`
- `*.google.to`
- `*.google.tn`
- `*.google.com.tr`
- `*.google.tt`
- `*.google.com.tw`
- `*.google.co.tz`
- `*.google.com.ua`
- `*.google.co.ug`
- `*.google.co.uk`
- `*.google.us`
- `*.google.com.uy`
- `*.google.co.uz`
- `*.google.com.vc`
- `*.google.co.ve`
- `*.google.vg`
- `*.google.co.vi`
- `*.google.com.vn`
- `*.google.vu`
- `*.google.ws`
- `*.google.co.za`
- `*.google.co.zm`
- `*.google.co.zw`
- `*.duckduckgo.com`
- `*.bing.com`
- `*.search.yahoo.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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/hon-toolbar)