# Stack Exchange Post Watcher

> Watch questions & answers on the Stack Exchange network of sites to find out when they are edited, commented on, answered, and more!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/stack-exchange-post-watcher](https://chrome-stats.com/d/stack-exchange-post-watcher)

## Overview

- **ID:** `stack-exchange-post-watcher`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Shubham Jain
- **Category:** alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.2.1
- **Last updated:** 2022-07-25
- **First published:** 2019-03-23
- **Size:** 76 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/stack-exchange-post-watcher/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/shu8/stack-exchange-post-watcher/issues](https://github.com/shu8/stack-exchange-post-watcher/issues)

## Description

Stack Exchange Post Watcher is a Firefox add-on that allows you to watch posts on the Stack Exchange network for changes. Keep track of edits, comments, votes, post state changes, and new answers. Easily revisit modified posts for reconsideration or to find the answer you're looking for. Available for Chrome too!

## Rankings

- #104,403 — Overall
- #48 — exchange
- #177 — post
- #246 — answer

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `alarms`
- `notifications`
- `*://*.stackoverflow.com/*`
- `*://*.stackexchange.com/*`
- `*://*.superuser.com/*`
- `*://*.serverfault.com/*`
- `*://*.askubuntu.com/*`
- `*://*.stackapps.com/*`
- `*://*.mathoverflow.net/*`

### Content script matches

- `*.stackoverflow.com`
- `*.stackexchange.com`
- `*.superuser.com`
- `*.serverfault.com`
- `*.askubuntu.com`
- `*.stackapps.com`
- `*.mathoverflow.net`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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/stack-exchange-post-watcher)