Boxee Remote

A remote control for the Boxee Box

Boxee Remote: Control your Boxee Box with ease

Boxee Remote is a convenient Chrome extension that enables you to control your Boxee Box from your browser. No more losing your remote or dealing with phone apps. The extension is open source under GPLv3 and can be found on GitHub at https://github.com/pcsforeducation/boxee_remote.
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Extension stats

Manifest V2
Users: 89
4
Rating: 3.50
(4)
Version: 0.0.1 (Last updated: 2013-01-07)
Creation date: 2013-01-07
Permissions:
  • http://*/*
Size: 91.52K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

User reviews

It's cool for what it is but I would've like to be able to control via the touch pad on my laptop instead. A little tedious to have to use the navigation buttons. Works well nonetheless
by A Google user, 2013-06-04
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Boxee Remote requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Boxee Remote. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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