# LibreWolf Update Alerter

> Check if an update is available for LibreWolf.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/librewolf-update-alerter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/librewolf-update-alerter)

## Overview

- **ID:** `librewolf-update-alerter`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sam St-Pettersen
- **Category:** alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 48
- **Weekly downloads:** 5
- **Rating:** 1.67 / 5 (6 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4
- **Last updated:** 2023-06-07
- **First published:** 2023-05-19
- **Size:** 52 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/librewolf-update-alerter/)
- **Website:** [https://gitlab.com/sams.channel/librewolf-update-alerter](https://gitlab.com/sams.channel/librewolf-update-alerter)

## Description

LibreWolf Update Alerter is a Firefox add-on that checks for updates of the LibreWolf browser. It directs users to the GitLab releases page for downloading the latest version. Written by Sam St-Pettersen, it is not endorsed by the LibreWolf project.

## Rankings

- #16,351 — Overall
- #7 — update
- #179 — date
- #190 — x data

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `librewolf.net`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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