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7.1
Overall

Vimium

🌐 Chrome Extension

Unknown

The Hacker's Browser. Vimium provides keyboard shortcuts for navigation and control in the spirit of Vim.

500,000 usersRating: 4.8/5v2.4.2
Medium Risk7.1/10

Scanned June 1, 2026

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Risk Flags

Suspicious: Read and modify your browsing history
Inject scripts into web pages
5 safer alternatives available
5.4
Permissions
6.0
Developer
8.5
Data Privacy
10.0
Policy Match

Permissions (13)

Read your open tabs and navigation activity
tabsexpected
Standard for password managers — this permission is required for core functionality
High
Read and modify your bookmarks
bookmarksunusual
Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern
Medium
Read and modify your browsing history
historysuspicious
Unexpected for password managers — this permission has no clear purpose for this type of tool
Critical
Store data locally in the browser
storageexpected
Standard for password managers — this permission is required for core functionality
Low
Unknown permission: sessions
sessionsunusual
Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern
Medium
Show desktop notifications
notificationsacceptable
Common for password managers — used by most tools in this category
Low
Inject scripts into web pages
scriptingunusual
Not typical for password managers — review why this is needed
Critical
Unknown permission: favicon
faviconunusual
Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern
Medium
Track detailed navigation events
webNavigationunusual
Not typical for password managers — review why this is needed
High
Unknown permission: search
searchunusual
Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern
Medium
Access all websites you visit
<all_urls>expected
Standard for password managers — this permission is required for core functionality
Critical
Unknown permission: file:///
file:///unusual
Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern
Medium
Unknown permission: file:///*/
file:///*/unusual
Uncommon for password managers but not necessarily a concern
Medium

Developer

NameNot disclosed
Verified PublisherYes
Known EntityNot recognized

Data Flows

Extension background service
Encryptedbrowsing_history, tab data, bookmarks

Privacy Policy Analysis

Policy Status
Policy found
https://myaccount.google.com/privacypolicy?hl=en-US
Actual Data Collection
  • browsing_history
  • tab data
  • bookmarks
Policy matches observed behavior

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