# Safe Web

> Web filter. Blocker for porn, malicious and adult sites.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `safe-web`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** George Zotos
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 149
- **Weekly downloads:** 33
- **Rating:** 3.70 / 5 (10 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.1.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-05-20
- **First published:** 2020-12-20
- **Size:** 44 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/safe-web/)
- **Website:** [https://www.extendbrowser.com/safeweb.php](https://www.extendbrowser.com/safeweb.php)

## Description

Safe Web is a lightweight and powerful Chrome extension that acts as a comprehensive parental control and web filter. It blocks porn, adult, malicious, gambling, and other unsafe websites through category-based filtering. Designed with privacy in mind, Safe Web requires no registration and stores no data in the cloud.

Key features include stealth mode, password-protected settings, browsing history page, and last enabled timestamp to monitor tampering. It supports 34 website categories, customizable whitelist and blacklist, and the option to only allow whitelisted sites. Family-safe mode forces approved search engines like Google and Bing for safe browsing. Safe Web integrates with all major browsers including Chrome, Firefox, and Edge providing a trusted, easy-to-configure solution for safer internet use at no cost.

## Rankings

- #9,702 — Overall
- #7 — safe
- #102 — password-protected
- #106 — web
- #123 — web3
- #159 — sale

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `webNavigation`

### Host permissions

- `https://www.extendbrowser.com/*`
- `https://z.api.safedns.com/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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/safe-web)