# Were You Typing

> Notifies you when you type something if no text boxes are currently selected, meaning the inputed text isn't going anywhere.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/were-you-typing](https://chrome-stats.com/d/were-you-typing)

## Overview

- **ID:** `were-you-typing`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** em\_te
- **Category:** search-tools,appearance
- **Daily users:** 7
- **Rating:** 3.33 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.2.3
- **Last updated:** 2021-06-15
- **First published:** 2020-03-21
- **Size:** 33 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/were-you-typing/)

## Description

Were You Typing is a Firefox add-on that notifies you when you type without selecting a text box, ensuring your input is not wasted. It prevents you from typing in the wrong place and saves your time.

## Rankings

- #38,063 — Overall
- #19 — typing

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### 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/were-you-typing)