# NoScript Security Suite

> The best security you can get in a web browser! Allow potentially malicious web content to run only from sites you trust. Protect yourself against XSS other web security exploits.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `noscript`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Giorgio Maone
- **Category:** privacy-security,alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 239,662
- **Weekly downloads:** 5,044
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (2,474 ratings)
- **Version:** 13.6.32
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-19
- **First published:** 2005-05-13
- **Size:** 824 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/noscript/)
- **Website:** [https://noscript.net/forum](https://noscript.net/forum)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/noscript/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/noscript/privacy/)

## Description

NoScript Security Suite is an award-winning browser extension that enhances your online security by allowing JavaScript, Flash, and other executable content to run only from trusted domains. Bundled with the Tor Browser and recognized by PC World, it protects your trust boundaries against a variety of web security threats including cross-site scripting (XSS), cross-zone DNS rebinding, CSRF attacks, and clickjacking through its innovative ClearClick technology.

With a proactive approach, NoScript prevents exploits of known and unknown vulnerabilities such as Spectre and Meltdown, all while preserving the functionality of websites you trust. Whether you are concerned about banking site security or general web safety, NoScript is endorsed by experts as a vital tool for safer browsing, particularly in Firefox. For further support, users can access comprehensive FAQs and active forums, as well as guides comparing NoScript’s latest interface with earlier versions.

## Rankings

- #68 — Overall
- #1 — Alerts & Updates
- #10 — Privacy & Security
- #1 — scrape
- #1 — script
- #1 — secure

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `scripting`
- `webNavigation`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `webRequestFilterResponse`
- `webRequestFilterResponse.serviceWorkerScript`
- `dns`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Very 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 was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users largely praise NoScript as an essential security tool with strong per-site control. However, comments repeatedly flag a disruptive mobile gesture feature that disrupts scrolling and is hard to disable, along with a steep learning curve and occasional UI/UX bugs. Overall value is high for capable users, but usability and accessibility suffer when gestures are enabled or unconfigurable.

### Pros

- Essential security extension for Firefox; widely considered indispensable.
- Granular, per-site control over scripts and permissions.
- Improves browsing security and privacy when configured properly.

### Cons

- Mobile gesture feature causes scrolling/navigation issues and cannot (or is difficult to) disable in updates.
- High complexity and learning curve; default settings can break websites, requiring technical knowledge to configure.
- Frequent UI/UX changes and gesture-related bugs can cause accidental activations or browsing interruptions.
- Gesture-related issues lead to debugging friction and can make the extension less usable for some users.

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