# Locksy - Tab Locker & Password Protection

> Lock tabs with password, fingerprint, or face. Auto-lock on startup, timer, schedule, domain locks and stealth mode. Privacy first extension.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `locksy`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Vansh Sethi
- **Category:** privacy-security,alerts-updates,tabs
- **Daily users:** 256
- **Weekly downloads:** 63
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-27
- **First published:** 2025-12-13
- **Size:** 277 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/locksy/)
- **Website:** [https://www.locksy.dev](https://www.locksy.dev/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/locksy/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/locksy/privacy/)

## Description

Locksy provides military-grade tab protection with PBKDF2 encryption (600,000 iterations), ensuring your sensitive sessions stay private. All data stays on your device with zero online tracking, and biometric unlock is supported via WebAuthn for a seamless, password-free experience.

Key features include instant tab locking, domain-based auto-lock, bulk lock/unlock, auto-lock timers, and scheduled locking across multiple windows. It persists sessions across restarts, works offline, and is open-source under the MIT license, with cross-browser support (Chrome and Firefox).

## Rankings

- #7,264 — Overall
- #214 — Alerts & Updates
- #3 — password-protected
- #31 — protect
- #73 — password
- #131 — section

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `notifications`
- `webNavigation`
- `alarms`
- `contextMenus`
- `idle`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `https://locksy-api.vansh-sethi98760.workers.dev/*`
- `https://locksy.dev/*`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High 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 recently changed publisher email (might be a transfer in ownership)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/locksy)