# ShowPassword

> A browser extension that reveals password inputs when the cursor hovers over fields with the \`password\` type

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `showpasswords`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Alireza Tahriri
- **Category:** web-development,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 117
- **Weekly downloads:** 8
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-20
- **First published:** 2024-09-16
- **Size:** 166 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/showpasswords/)

## Description

Show/hide passwords is a handy and reliable Firefox extension designed to implement a new option just below password fields to show or hide the passwords.

With this extension installed, whenever you're filling a password field, you can easily enable the browser to show it, so you don't type it incorrectly.

## Rankings

- #10,784 — Overall
- #198 — password
- #214 — show

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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- [Show Saved Password](https://chrome-stats.com/d/show-saved-password) — 137 users, 1.00 / 5
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- [ShowPassword](https://chrome-stats.com/d/471ae3f875c443e48e1f) — 267 users, 5.00 / 5
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- [Password-Toggle](https://chrome-stats.com/d/password-toggle) — 38 users, 5.00 / 5
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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/showpasswords)