# Remote Control Extension

> Allows smartphone remote control of YouTube, Netflix, and AniWorld via WebSocket

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `remote-control-extension`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** dNikeyb
- **Category:** photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-05
- **First published:** 2026-04-03
- **Size:** 497 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/remote-control-extension/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/dnikeyb/media-remote/](https://github.com/dnikeyb/media-remote/)

## Description

<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/4e9aeae31556d1b3def3d515a555670c04814c18607a4cd8274d45262ba008cb/https%3A//github.com/dnikeyb/media-remote/" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/dnikeyb/media-remote/</a>

## Rankings

- #124,210 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `<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/remote-control-extension)