IPFS Companion

Harness the power of IPFS in your browser

What is IPFS Companion?

IPFS Companion is a browser extension offering support for IPFS, a peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol, directly in your browser. Automatic retrieval of sites and resources stored on IPFS, easy importing, and sharing of files, and the support for IPFS paths and URIs are among its key features. Users can connect to a local IPFS node via their browser, either through the IPFS Desktop app or the command-line daemon. Additionally, it includes quick access to IPFS tasks like pinning files and launching the IPFS Web UI. It essentially harnesses IPFS' power to make the web more open, safer, and resilient.

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Extension stats

By: https://ipfs.tech

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Users: 60,000+

Rating: 3.85 (48)

Version: 3.1.0 (Last updated: 2023-09-26)

Creation date: 2020-06-20

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

activeTab
clipboardWrite
contextMenus
declarativeNetRequest
declarativeNetRequestFeedback
idle
notifications
scripting
storage
tabs

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 3.27M

Email: ip*****@ipfs.io

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 3677 ▼ 16

Other rankings

#63 in Developer Tools

#33 in gateway keyword 18

#66 in choice keyword 13 ▼ 4

#139 in resource keyword 29 ▼ 9

#278 in browser settings keyword 29

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IPFS Companion (v3.1.0)

4.73

(74) 4,057+

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ABOUT

IPFS Companion harnesses the power of your locally running IPFS node (either through the IPFS Desktop app or the command-line daemon) directly inside your favorite browser, enabling support for ipfs:// and ipns:// addresses, automatic IPFS gateway loading of websites and file paths, easy IPFS file import and sharing, and more.

IPFS is a peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol designed to make the web faster, safer, more resilient, and more open. It enables the creation and dissemination of completely distributed sites and applications that don’t rely on centralized hosting and stay true to the original vision of an open, flat web. Visit https://ipfs.tech to learn more.

FEATURES

Automatically use IPFS to retrieve sites, files, and other resources already stored on IPFS (including redirecting DNSLink hostnames to IPNS names via your choice of gateway)
Support content-addressed IPFS paths (/ipfs/) and URIs (ipfs://) in your browser, and redirect them to the gateway of your choice
Share files from your browser by importing them to your local IPFS node via right-click or drag-and-drop, including the option to preload files at a public gateway
See how many peers you’re connected to at a glance from your browser’s menu bar
Check gateway info and API status with a single click
Copy shareable links, snapshot links, IPNS/IPFS paths, and CIDs for IPFS-hosted sites
Common IPFS tasks — like pinning files and launching your IPFS Web UI dashboard — are available right in your browser

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Great way to use IPFS directly from Chrome
Works good
Great integration with Brave's implementation

Cons

Significant CPU usage impacting browser performance
Major browser slowdown leading users to remove it
Unreliable with certain sites and misbehaves without IPFS Desktop
WebUI issues and breakage after updates

Most mentioned

Slows down browser performance
High CPU usage
Integration issues with IPFS Desktop
Unreliable operation on various platforms

Recent reviews

Бесполезное и не понятное расширение

Антон Ващенко, 2024-04-23

I've been using IPFS Companion for quite a while, and I've noticed significant CPU usage that impacts my browser's performance. I switched to using DScan, a more efficient alternative. It doesn't need to run an IPFS node, significantly reducing the resource load on my system. It's also easier to manage my storage across multiple devices! https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/dscan-own-your-identity-o/idpfgkgogjjgklefnkjdpghkifbjenap