# Instagram Chat

> Enables Instagram chat for the desktop.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `instagram-chat`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** bcattaneo
- **Category:** appearance,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 318
- **Weekly downloads:** 11
- **Rating:** 4.86 / 5 (21 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2019-08-12
- **First published:** 2019-08-11
- **Size:** 11 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/instagram-chat/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/bcattaneo/instagram-chat](https://github.com/bcattaneo/instagram-chat)

## Description

Instagram Chat is a Firefox add-on that enables Instagram chat on the desktop. It adds a chat icon to the Instagram Web app and allows you to show/hide a chat-box. Install this add-on to easily chat with your Instagram contacts on your desktop.

## Rankings

- #6,509 — Overall
- #9 — instagram
- #10 — chat
- #24 — install
- #26 — chatbotsplace
- #26 — chatgenie

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `*.instagram.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/instagram-chat)