# SpellScout

> Audit spellcheck, autocorrect, and autocapitalize hints on editable fields.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `spellscout`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** lingsa
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-26
- **First published:** 2026-04-23
- **Size:** 23 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-05-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/spellscout/)
- **Website:** [https://sunwine.jp.net/](https://sunwine.jp.net/)

## Description

SpellScout is a Firefox extension for auditing spelling and text-entry hint behavior in editable fields.
It analyzes <code>spellcheck</code>, <code>autocorrect</code>, <code>autocapitalize</code>, and language hints across input, textarea, and contenteditable targets to help teams catch weak writing UX defaults and inconsistent text-entry ergonomics.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `scripting`
- `clipboardWrite`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows reading and modifying clipboard content, which can be sensitive, posing a moderate privacy risk.
- This extension is not longer available in the store

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