# Shell Extension Connector

> Connects with GNOME Shell and its extensions repository.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `shell-extension-connector`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** patrina
- **Category:** photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 11
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 11.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-08-21
- **First published:** 2024-08-21
- **Size:** 37 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/shell-extension-connector/)

## Description

Shell Extension Connector facilitates integration with GNOME Shell and the extensions repository. Installation of a native connector package, such as "chrome-gnome-shell" for various Linux distributions, is required.

## Rankings

- #31,991 — Overall
- #3 — sheets extension
- #40 — connection
- #100 — connect

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `alarms`
- `nativeMessaging`
- `notifications`
- `storage`
- `https://extensions.gnome.org/`

### Content script matches

- `extensions.gnome.org`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial 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/shell-extension-connector)