# Yahoo Springboard

> This new tab and default search experience offers a starting point for your online session.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `yahoo-springboard`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Yahoo!
- **Category:** search-tools,tabs
- **Daily users:** 13
- **Weekly downloads:** 5
- **Version:** 1.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-17
- **First published:** 2025-03-31
- **Size:** 1.29 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/yahoo-springboard/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/yahoo-springboard/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/yahoo-springboard/privacy/)

## Rankings

- #30,085 — Overall
- #23 — yahoo
- #191 — board

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `storage`
- `alarms`
- `notifications`
- `declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess`

### Host permissions

- `*://*.yahoo.com/`
- `https://s.yimg.com/`
- `https://sxh.yimg.com/`

## 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/yahoo-springboard)