# Prototype

> A scratch space for notes, links, reminders, and whatever else you want to keep around.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `prototypical`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Joel Gustafson
- **Category:** appearance,tabs
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.4.7
- **Last updated:** 2019-04-30
- **First published:** 2018-11-27
- **Size:** 675 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/prototypical/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/nDimensional/prototype](https://github.com/nDimensional/prototype)

## Description

Prototype is a Firefox add-on that replaces the new tab page with a self-styling scratchpad. It serves as a space for notes, links, reminders, and anything else you want to keep around.

## Rankings

- #51,021 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Can alter new tab settings; fairly benign but with some capability to affect user experience.
- 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/prototypical)