CRX Inspector

Name: CRX Inspector
Rating: 3.869565217391304 (23 reviews)
Author: Juho Nurminen

Examine the inner workings of Chrome extensions.

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CRX Inspector is a powerful Chrome extension designed to examine the inner workings of other Chrome extensions, apps, and themes. It allows users and developers to easily browse and search through the source files of extensions to understand how features are implemented or to audit for potential security risks.

Ideal for developers interested in learning from existing extensions and security-conscious users aiming to verify the safety of extensions before installation, CRX Inspector provides a transparent look into extension internals. The project is open source and hosted on GitHub, making it accessible and trustworthy.

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Version:

0.1.0.9 Last updated: 2014-09-04

Creation date:

2014-09-04

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
http://clients2.google.com/
http://clients2.googleusercontent.com/
https://clients2.googleusercontent.com/

Size:

47.18KB

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

19 hours ago

Ranking

# 19,444 ▼ 2,438

Other rankings

#3081 in Developer Tools ▲ 8

User reviews

CRX Inspector is a Chrome extension designed to view other extensions' source code. Users find it useful when operational, but many reviews highlight that it no longer works reliably or at all for many extensions, particularly paid apps. Moreover, the extension appears abandoned since it hasn't been updated since 2014, lacking support for newer Chrome extension standards. These issues significantly reduce its effectiveness, though some users still express appreciation for its original functionality.

Pros

Provides functionality to inspect Chrome extensions' source code
Useful when it works as intended
Has been appreciated by some users for its capabilities

Cons

Seems abandoned with no updates since 2014
Does not work consistently or at all on many extensions, especially paid apps
Fails to handle some webstore items correctly due to faulty HTTP requests
No support for Manifest V3 extensions, limiting current usability

Recent reviews

Move along, Nothing to see here. Suggest "Chrome Extension source viewer" ( id: jifpbeccnghkjeaalbbjmodiffmgedin ) for similar functionality. ______ Appears to be Abandoned. - Doesn't appear to do work. - Extension (and GitHub Project) last updated 2014. - Predates the Chrome Extensions v3 manifest. I'm surprised it can even be installed.

Da*****, 2024-07-24

no sirve

fr*****, 2024-01-24

This does not work on all webstore items. It will sometimes fail to display anything. It makes a wrong http request and never gets back the correct redirect url, so it ends up with an empty response (204 status).

da*****, 2014-08-22

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

CRX Inspector requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. 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

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension.

CRX Inspector has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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