# WebMemex

> A browser extension that lets you grow your personal web of knowledge. Currently it lets you store pages you visited, and search through them.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `webmemex`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gerben
- **Category:** search-tools,bookmarks,other
- **Daily users:** 22
- **Rating:** 3.50 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.3.3
- **Last updated:** 2019-06-06
- **First published:** 2017-02-12
- **Size:** 4.97 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/webmemex/)

## Description

WebMemex is a Firefox add-on that allows you to store and search through web pages you visit. It turns your browser into an offline-first knowledge management tool by 'freeze-drying' web pages and storing them locally. With WebMemex, you can easily grow your personal web of knowledge.

## Rankings

- #23,314 — Overall
- #52 — meme
- #119 — member

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `contextMenus`
- `downloads`
- `history`
- `notifications`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `webNavigation`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High 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/webmemex)