# StumbleUponAwesome

> An awesome internet discovery button. Like StumbleUpon, but for developers, tech and science lovers.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `stumbleuponawesome`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Vyacheslav Basharov
- **Category:** search-tools,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 125
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 3.75 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2.2
- **Last updated:** 2022-01-30
- **First published:** 2020-07-05
- **Size:** 1.97 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/stumbleuponawesome/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/basharovV/StumbleUponAwesome](https://github.com/basharovV/StumbleUponAwesome)

## Description

StumbleUponAwesome is an internet discovery Chrome extension tailored for developers, tech enthusiasts, and science lovers. Inspired by the classic StumbleUpon, it lets you explore over 57,000 unique websites curated from 595 'awesome' Github lists, maintained by a vibrant contributor community. Whether you're seeking the latest in theoretical computer science, Neovim, robotic tooling, or niche interests like veganism and WebXR, StumbleUponAwesome offers fresh and fascinating content at your fingertips.

With features like thematic stumbling to dive deeper into selected topics, regular updates adding thousands of new URLs, and an intuitive overlay showing the source of each link, this extension makes online discovery engaging and effortless. Perfect for curious minds eager to uncover hidden gems, it supports multi-window browsing, includes PDF links, and continuously evolves based on user feedback.

## Rankings

- #10,397 — Overall
- #9 — awesome
- #86 — topic
- #182 — development

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `contextMenus`

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