# netbeep

> Plays a sound on each network request. Listen to your website and hear how it performs. Different sounds for different request types (same-origin, cross-origin, tracking, malware). The bigger the file, the higher the pitch.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `netbeep`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Robert Gerlach
- **Category:** web-development,privacy-security,alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 4
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.4
- **Last updated:** 2024-05-24
- **First published:** 2024-05-23
- **Size:** 3.50 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/netbeep/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/combatwombat/netbeep](https://github.com/combatwombat/netbeep)

## Description

Plays a sound on each network request. Listen to your website and hear how it performs. Different sounds for different request types (same-origin, cross-origin, tracking, malware). The bigger the file, the higher the pitch. 

Demo: <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/0aaf6c80ba9a2365d3043ca83b04a7f654c9b70ee1a72460fd14502aa8ed88b5/https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv=NvHHbEnA8Tg" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvHHbEnA8Tg</a>

GitHub: <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/0b238bba52c45dbc1114452b53efd8d12667d1a931abf2a4b1b4b65cd2692d6c/https%3A//github.com/combatwombat/netbeep" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/combatwombat/netbeep</a>

## Rankings

- #46,516 — Overall
- #117 — malware

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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 low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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