Securly for Chromebooks

Secure and manage your 1:1 Chromebooks with Securly

Securly for Chromebooks is a powerful, cloud-based extension tailored for K-12 schools to secure and manage 1:1 Chromebook or Chromebox initiatives. Designed with student safety as the primary focus, it offers web filtering, policy enforcement, and analytics both in-school and for take-home devices, ensuring protection anywhere and on any device.

Key features include millions of categorized sites for content filtering, easy-to-configure policies synced with G Suite organizational units for granular control, enforcement of safe search results on major search engines and YouTube, and a PageScan feature that auto-categorizes new sites to prevent inappropriate content. The extension also detects cyberbullying and self-harm threats through social media monitoring and keyword tracking, all without requiring appliances, SSL certificates, or creating network bottlenecks. Deployment across districts is streamlined, taking only about five minutes.

By:
https://securly.com
Users:
1,000,000
Rating:
1.13
(1,985)
2 new ratings
Version:
3.0.2 Last updated: 2025-06-10
Creation date:
2023-02-16
Risk:
Very high risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • identity
  • cookies
  • tabs
  • browsingData
  • identity.email
  • geolocation
  • idle
  • downloads
  • See more
Host permissions:
  • *://*/
  • file://*
Size:
329.73K
Email:
do*****@securly.com
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Chrome Web Store
Updated:
2 days ago

Ranking

User reviews

The Securly for Chromebooks extension is widely criticized by users, primarily students, for its intrusive monitoring and extensive blocking of websites, including educational and recreational resources. Many reviews indicate it causes privacy concerns, creates a stressful learning environment, and restricts students' ability to communicate or relax with games. Its overzealous filtering often blocks legitimate content, making research and assignments difficult. Additionally, the extension's presence is linked to reduced device performance. Few positive comments appear, reflecting a general user dissatisfaction with its impact on their online freedom and learning experience.
Pros
    Cons
    • Blocks access to many websites including educational and recreational sites, which interferes with schoolwork and reduces access to legitimate resources.
    • Monitors and tracks all student online activities extensively, leading to concerns about privacy invasion and surveillance feelings.
    • Overly strict and sometimes inaccurate or excessive blocking of content, including mental health resources and innocent searches, causing distress and hampering learning.
    • Limits students' ability to communicate with peers or play games, which affects social interaction and downtime.
    • Can slow down device and internet performance, hindering efficient completion of tasks.
    Recent reviews
    Bruh I would give negative stars if I could. this app is not letting me play SKIBIDI STRIKE on G+
    by Yo*****, 2025-06-09

    yay I love having everything I do monitored
    by Ha*****, 2025-06-09

    Abhorrent (very bad)
    by Ja*****, 2025-06-06
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    Extension safety

    Risk impact

    Securly for Chromebooks requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

    Risk impact analysis details
    • Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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    Risk likelihood

    Securly for Chromebooks is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

    Risk likelihood analysis details
    • High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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