# UpdateSWH

> Check archival state of a source code repository and propose to update it if needed.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `updateswh`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** rdicosmo
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 131
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.9.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-04
- **First published:** 2022-06-25
- **Size:** 67 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/updateswh/)

## Description

UpdateSWH is a Firefox add-on that checks if a software development repository visited by the user is archived and up to date in Software Heritage. It provides a color button indicating the status of the repository, allowing easy access to the archive or triggering a save code request.

## Rankings

- #10,168 — Overall
- #4 — update
- #51 — date
- #70 — x data
- #148 — submit
- #198 — software

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `scripting`
- `https://archive.softwareheritage.org/*`

### Content script matches

- `github.com`
- `bitbucket.org`
- `gitlab.com`
- `gitee.com`
- `pagure.io`
- `0xacab.org`
- `gite.lirmm.fr`
- `framagit.org`
- `gricad-gitlab.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr`
- `git.rampin.org`
- `codeberg.org`
- `git.disroot.org`
- `git.minetest.land`
- `repo.radio`
- `git.fsfe.org`

## 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/updateswh)