# Native Connector Installer

> Simplify installation of the native connector for GNOME Shell.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/native-connector-installer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/native-connector-installer)

## Overview

- **ID:** `native-connector-installer`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Laura
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 10
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Version:** 11.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-07-03
- **First published:** 2024-07-02
- **Size:** 37 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/native-connector-installer/)

## Description

Native Connector Installer simplifies the process of installing the necessary native connector ("chrome-gnome-shell") for GNOME Shell integration on supported Linux distributions.

## Rankings

- #33,904 — Overall
- #10 — uninstall
- #22 — install
- #122 — gallery
- #152 — connect

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `alarms`
- `nativeMessaging`
- `notifications`
- `storage`
- `https://extensions.gnome.org/`

### Content script matches

- `extensions.gnome.org`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate 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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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/native-connector-installer)