# OMG! Ubuntu

> The official OMG! Ubuntu extension

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `omgubuntu`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Joey Sneddon
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging
- **Daily users:** 55
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.0.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-23
- **First published:** 2026-07-07
- **Size:** 42 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/omgubuntu/)
- **Website:** [https://omgubuntu.co.uk](https://omgubuntu.co.uk/)

## Description

The official OMG! Ubuntu add-on for Firefox.

Stay up to date with Ubuntu news, Linux app releases, and open-source developments using this add-on.

Pin it to your toolbar to quickly access a pop-over list of the 12 most recent posts published on <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/b70bd7ba6181e7be7f20349cd593c261b20b6aabe1d3051b2fc6e3c18bd97e8e/http%3A//omgubuntu.co.uk" rel="nofollow">omgubuntu.co.uk</a> (complete with thumbnail).

On-demand, at-a-glance.

A badge count on the toolbar icon displays the number of unread posts, so you can tell if there's an interesting new article to read.

Click on an article in the pop over to open it in a new tab. Doing this will mark it as read in the extension pop over and the unread count will decrease. 

Unread items have an orange 'bookmark' icon beside them. Click the icon to mark an article as read WITHOUT opening/reading it. 

Alternatively, hit the 'Mark All As Read' link at the bottom of the popover to do just that.

## Rankings

- #15,431 — Overall
- #15 — popover

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `notifications`
- `alarms`
- `storage`
- `https://*.omgubuntu.co.uk/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.
- 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/omgubuntu)