urlscan.io

Name: urlscan.io
Author: urlscanio

A sandbox for the web

As of May 2026, urlscan.io has 425 users in the Privacy & Security category.

urlscanio Privacy & Security

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users+2.9%

425

Rating0%

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— reviews

Reviews0%

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Version

0.2.1

Manifest V3

History

5 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 1, 2026	413	—	—	0.2.1
Apr 21, 2026	408	—	—	0.2.1
May 6, 2026	420	—	—	0.2.1
May 17, 2026	428	—	—	0.2.1
May 31, 2026	442	—	—	0.2.1
Now	425	—	—	0.2.1

Permissions & access

Permissions: storagetabscontextMenus
Host access: https://urlscan.io/*

Screenshots

About

The official urlscan.io browser extension - Shows information about the current website and lets you trigger website scans.

## Key Features

- Scan via the context menu: scanning a link via the context menu.
- Lookup: showing information (reputation, IP, historical scans, etc.) of an active tab via the popup. Also the popup allows to scan it by one-click.  
  - NOTE: It's possible to configure automatic lookup (opt-in). This extension doesn't collect your activity by default. 

## Notes

- This extension communicates only with urlscan.io. It doesn't send any information to 3rd party services.