# Rooty

> Adds a beautiful, simple and effective home page to your browser.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `rooty`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Thomas Z.
- **Category:** appearance,bookmarks
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.2
- **Last updated:** 2020-03-30
- **First published:** 2019-10-12
- **Size:** 33 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/rooty/)
- **Website:** [https://gitlab.com/Slyso/rooty](https://gitlab.com/Slyso/rooty)

## Description

Rooty is a Firefox add-on that enhances your browsing experience with a beautiful and simple home page. It features a background image, current time and date display, and allows you to quickly search and access your bookmarks. With Rooty, you can enjoy a personalized and efficient browsing experience.

## Rankings

- #98,013 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `bookmarks`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Access to bookmarks may provide insights into user preferences and interests but generally carries low risk.
- 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/rooty)