# Website Technology Detector

> Detects technologies used in websites

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/website-technology-detector](https://chrome-stats.com/d/website-technology-detector)

## Overview

- **ID:** `website-technology-detector`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sumalya Chatterjee
- **Category:** web-development,search-tools,appearance
- **Daily users:** 287
- **Weekly downloads:** 15
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.2
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-07
- **First published:** 2025-02-24
- **Size:** 41 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/website-technology-detector/)

## Description

**Website Technology Detector** helps you uncover the tools powering any website instantly. With one click you can identify frameworks, libraries, CMS platforms, server technologies and version numbers, all shown in a sleek UI with dark/light mode and smooth animations.

Key features include real-time detection, version insights, vulnerability alerts for outdated components, customizable detection filters, and exportable results (JSON/CSV) for further analysis. Ideal for developers, marketers, and tech enthusiasts who want fast, actionable insights into competitors’ stacks or for learning and debugging. Add the extension to your browser and start exploring the hidden tech behind every site.

## Rankings

- #6,903 — Overall
- #3 — technology
- #11 — ai tech
- #18 — detect
- #30 — website
- #233 — site

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `<all_urls>`
- `tabs`
- `dns`
- `https://www.whois.com/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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.

> Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. [Upgrade to view the full analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/pricing).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/website-technology-detector)