Keybase

A secure chat button for every profile.

What is Keybase?

Keybase is a unique Chrome extension designed to offer end-to-end encryption for chats initiated from your browser. It works seamlessly with several social media platforms - Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, HackerNews, or Github - allowing users to compose encrypted messages. Regardless of whether the recipient is a Keybase user or not, Keybase ensures an encrypted inbox for every social media account. This robust service guarantees absolute privacy, as neither Keybase nor the respective social networks will be able to access your private exchanges.

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Extension stats

By: https://keybase.io

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Users: 6,000+

Rating: 4.03 (65)

Version: 1.10.16 (Last updated: 2018-10-08)

Creation date: 2018-10-08

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

activeTab
contextMenus
declarativeContent
nativeMessaging
storage

Size: 444.42K

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 13101 ▼ 23

Other rankings

#1678 in Social Networking #159 in encrypt keyword 21 ▼ 1

Other platforms

Keybase (v1.10.17resigned1)

3.95

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Extension summary

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Keybase for Chrome is an official Keybase extension for composing ENCRYPTED messages to any Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, HackerNews, or Github user, from the convenience of your browser. It's an easier chat, and it's end-to-end encrypted.

This works even if they have yet to join Keybase. The quick summary:

• Everyone with a social network account has a Keybase inbox, even before they join Keybase • You don't need to know the recipient's email address or phone number or Keybase username—just a social media username is enough • No one (at Keybase or the social networks) can read your private exchanges • Look for the "Keybase Chat" button on profiles around the web • Toggle specific features in the extension options (chrome://extensions/ and click on "options")

At no point in Keybase's protocol does Keybase ever have the keys necessary to read your messages. This is end-to-end encryption, powered by the convenience of public social media usernames.

Keybase is open source, and so is this extension: • https://github.com/keybase/client

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

Works as expected on windows
Love the fact I can still send a message to users even though they don't have a Keybase account yet

Cons

Glitchy onboarding process
Doesn't work on Chrome OS
Button doesn't show on Twitter when logged in
Extension does nothing on Chrome OS
Errors in connecting the application to the computer

Most mentioned

Doesn't work
Glitchy onboarding process
Love the fact I can still send a message to users even though they don't have a Keybase account yet

Recent reviews

The onboarding process is very glitchy & full of errors. Not a good start....

Nicht Verfolgen (Indsiger), 2021-10-03

Love it, but it would be nice to be able to contact website/domain owner as well

Tigran “TIKSN” Torosyan, 2021-01-10

For those with the install bug. First remove the native keybase app from your system. First install the extension then the application. This fixed the issue for me.