# Shodan.io (DEPRECATED)

> There is an official add-on for Shodan now - please switch to that one: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/shodan-addon/

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/shodan\_io](https://chrome-stats.com/d/shodan_io)

## Overview

- **ID:** `shodan_io`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Shodan
- **Category:** privacy-security,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 1,732
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 4.45 / 5 (56 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.3.3resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2014-11-11
- **Size:** 238 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/shodan_io/)

## Description

The Shodan.io Chrome extension is no longer supported and has been deprecated. Users are advised to switch to the official Shodan add-on available at the Mozilla add-ons site for enhanced functionality and continued updates. This change ensures a better, more secure experience when using Shodan's powerful internet scanning capabilities.

Please visit [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/shodan-addon/](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/shodan-addon/) to download the official Shodan add-on and stay up-to-date with the latest features and improvements.

## Rankings

- #2,376 — Overall
- #280 — Search Tools

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `contextMenus`
- `https://api.shodan.io/`
- `https://www.shodan.io/`

## 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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## Review summary

Users find Shodan.io add-on valuable for penetration testing and security-related browsing. However, the extension has become non-functional after recent Firefox updates, is disabled and unclickable, and the project seems abandoned with no updates for years, rendering it effectively dead.

### Pros

- Useful tool for preliminary penetration testing
- Helpful and valuable for browsing habits related to security research
- Appreciated by some users for its functionality despite being deprecated

### Cons

- Extension no longer works after Firefox updates
- The project appears to be abandoned with no recent updates
- Extension is enabled but greyed out and unclickable
- Long period since last update making it effectively deadware

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/shodan_io)