Securly for Chromebooks

Name: Securly for Chromebooks
Rating: 1.1259445843828717 (1985 reviews)
Author: https://securly.com

Secure and manage your 1:1 Chromebooks with Securly

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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.

Extension Education Privacy & Security Productivity

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:

Permissions:

webRequest
webRequestBlocking
identity
cookies
tabs
browsingData
identity.email
geolocation
idle
downloads

Host permissions:

*://*/
file://*

Size:

329.73K

Email:

do*****@securly.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

2 days ago

Ranking

# 321 ▼ 9

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+

Yo*****, 2025-06-09

yay I love having everything I do monitored

Ha*****, 2025-06-09

Abhorrent (very bad)

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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