# Profile Pin Lock

> Secure your Firefox profile with a PIN code prompt on startup. Valuable when needing to lend a computer or sharing it with someone who you don't want access to your email.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/profile-pin-lock](https://chrome-stats.com/d/profile-pin-lock)

## Overview

- **ID:** `profile-pin-lock`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** aerotec88
- **Category:** privacy-security,tabs
- **Daily users:** 9
- **Weekly downloads:** 7
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-25
- **First published:** 2026-06-22
- **Size:** 23 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/profile-pin-lock/)
- **Website:** [https://www.dallinbriggs.com](https://www.dallinbriggs.com/)

## Description

This will lock your Firefox profile and require a pin to unlock it. Lock it with ALT+L. It stays unlocked until you shutdown Firefox or lock it manually.

## Rankings

- #35,719 — Overall
- #188 — profile

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `windows`
- `idle`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/profile-pin-lock)