netmonitor

shows network usage of webpages when the browser doesn't

What is netmonitor?

'Netmonitor' is a Chrome extension that highlights and tracks background network I/O activities taking place on web pages. Even after the initial loading, webpages continuously interact with the network via JavaScript, often without the user's knowledge. These activities include tracking user actions, transmitting data, or loading resources. Netmonitor presents a count of these ongoing requests in an easy-to-read indicator, updated in real time for each tab.

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By: Unknown

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Users: 987 ▲ 30

Rating: 3.63 (16)

Version: 0.0.4 (Last updated: 2016-07-09)

Creation date: 2016-07-09

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

activeTab
webRequest
http://*/
https://*/

Size: 94.34K

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 28583 ▲ 339

Other rankings

#5943 in Developer Tools ▲ 28 #159 in network keyword 10 ▲

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Summary

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The "loading" icon for tabs in browsers only spins at first when the page is loaded. But even after that, web pages can do network IO via JavaScript in background without the user knowing. This extension highlights such network activity and shows a count of requests done till now by the page in a small indicator. It's updated in real-time for each tab.

A lot of web pages use background network requests for tracking user actions and sending data to remote servers, lazily loading heavy assets etc., and all that goes unnoticed by the user. Ideally, the browser's "loading icon" should spin for those requests as well.

Uploaded to my account by request of the author. Go star his GitHub project here: https://github.com/awalGarg/netmonitor

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Helpful to see the amount of traffic sent in the background
Does what it says it does
Good idea to show the background network usage

Cons

Limited functionality as can't see what are the background connections
Doesn't do anything useful other than showing a number on icon
Only intended for webmasters, not normal users
Just shows a number in badge icon

Most mentioned

Background traffic
Number on icon
Limited functionality
Useful for webmasters

Recent reviews

Shows nothing

Dawid, 2021-01-30

Doesn't do anything useful. Just shows an icon with a number on it. Clicking on it doesn't do anything.

Ravenous Fallen, 2017-07-22

It's cool because you can see how many connections are being done in the background, but it's kinda limited since you can't see what are those connections.

Gabriel Beltrame Silva, 2016-07-12

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Safety

Risk impact

netmonitor is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install netmonitor if you trust the publisher.