# WebNowPlaying Companion

> Ever wished music info from your web browser could be used in Rainmeter? Well now it can!

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `webnowplaying-companion`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** keifufu
- **Category:** alerts-updates,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 2,462
- **Weekly downloads:** 90
- **Rating:** 4.59 / 5 (17 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2021-05-09
- **First published:** 2017-06-18
- **Size:** 71 KB
- **Data as of:** 2023-03-03
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/webnowplaying-companion/)

## Description

WebNowPlaying Companion is a Firefox add-on that allows Rainmeter to retrieve music information from websites like Youtube, Soundcloud, Spotify, and more. It also supports playback controls and offers generic support for unknown websites.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High 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 is not longer available in the store

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