# InfoWeb

> A web app reconnaissance companion. Takes in the current page URL and sends it to web tools like BuiltWith, Netcraft, WayBack Machine and nsLookup.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `infoweb`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jim Chiew
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Version:** 1
- **Last updated:** 2022-05-16
- **First published:** 2022-05-15
- **Size:** 52 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/infoweb/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Jim-Chiew/InfoWeb](https://github.com/Jim-Chiew/InfoWeb)

## Description

InfoWeb is a Firefox add-on that allows users to perform reconnaissance on web apps. By sending the current page URL to web tools such as BuiltWith, Netcraft, WayBack Machine, and nsLookup, users can gather valuable information about the website they are visiting.

## Rankings

- #62,983 — Overall
- #104 — info

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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/infoweb)