# OwnCast Browser Extension

> Owncast Browser Extension is a Firefox extension used to follow various Owncast Instances

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `owncast-extension`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** craftamap
- **Category:** alerts-updates,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 29
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2022-01-07
- **First published:** 2021-01-15
- **Size:** 144 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/owncast-extension/)

## Description

OwnCast Browser Extension is a companion extension to Owncast, a self-hosted live video and web chat server. It allows users to follow and manage instances, get notified when users go online, and automatically change their username for each instance.

## Rankings

- #20,665 — Overall
- #42 — browser extension
- #170 — browser
- #204 — browser tab
- #233 — chrome browser

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://*/*`
- `storage`
- `notifications`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/owncast-extension)