# Pearltrees

> Pearltrees lets you organize everything.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `pearltrees`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Pearltrees
- **Category:** bookmarks,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 11,916
- **Weekly downloads:** 19
- **Rating:** 4.28 / 5 (60 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.1.4
- **Last updated:** 2023-09-06
- **First published:** 2009-03-26
- **Size:** 808 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pearltrees/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pearltrees/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pearltrees/privacy/)

## Description

Pearltrees is a versatile Chrome extension designed to help you organize everything you love online. Whether it's web pages, photos, videos, files, or notes, Pearltrees lets you save and arrange these into meaningful collections that are easy to access and share. This tool enhances your browsing experience by enabling fast navigation through your favorite content and discovering new interests within a vibrant community.

Available across devices including computers, iPads, and iPhones, Pearltrees ensures your collections are always with you. It also supports collaboration on topics you care about and offers dedicated versions for schools and enterprises. With premium subscription options, you can unlock advanced features to optimize your organizing and sharing experience.

## Rankings

- #700 — Overall
- #15 — Bookmarks
- #71 — Social & Communication
- #16 — organization
- #33 — month
- #42 — organize

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://*/*`
- `tabs`
- `contextMenus`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High 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 medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Overall, users find Pearltrees useful for saving and organizing bookmarks and view it as an interesting, generally positive extension. However, recurring concerns include privacy/tracking, data loss when linked content is deleted, and a paid-private-saving model that isn’t clearly disclosed. Additional negatives point to insufficient maintenance and Firefox compatibility problems. The app is valued for bookmarking but needs clearer privacy guarantees and ongoing updates to satisfy repeat users.

### Pros

- Useful for saving links and as a general bookmarking reference.
- Positive, interesting, and useful extension with generally favorable sentiment.
- Perceived as a valuable bookmarking tool (easy to use, helpful for memory/organization).
- Frequent positive mentions like 'Super' and 'very good' indicating overall satisfaction.

### Cons

- Privacy concerns: the extension tracks users and stores folders/content not accessible by the user.
- Links to external content can be lost if the source (e.g., YouTube video) is removed, making bookmarks stale.
- Paid subscription required for private saving with unclear disclosure; bookmarks may become public.
- Lack of maintenance/updates and compatibility issues with newer Firefox versions (extension appears outdated).

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