Safari 27's four web extension upgrades — and our forecast missed them
Safari 27 web extensions get runtime.getDocumentId(), user-gesture propagation, a tabId for windows.create and error reporting. What landed, what to do.
Maxim Kosterin
6 min read
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Chrome 154 landed MV3's lost-event fix — for up to 276,820 Chrome extensions that can't use it yet
Chrome 154 shipped the async_listener_registration manifest key for MV3 service workers. Here's what landed, who it covers, and why you shouldn't switch yet.
Maxim Kosterin
7 min read
Best YouTube summarizer extension in 2026: four compared
Find the best YouTube summarizer extension for your workflow. Compare Glasp, Eightify, NoteGPT and Glarity on transcripts, free limits, privacy and study tools.
Maxim Kosterin
16 min read
SEO toolbar extensions reviewed: which ones read every page you visit
Compare MozBar, Ahrefs, SEOquake, Keywords Everywhere and Similarweb: page access, privacy disclosures and on-click controls. Choose a toolbar with confidence.
Maxim Kosterin
13 min read
Text-to-speech extensions reviewed: Speechify, NaturalReader & Read Aloud
I compared three text-to-speech extensions on one question: does the text on your screen stay on your device, or does someone else's server read it first?
Maxim Kosterin
11 min read
PDF extensions reviewed: Adobe Acrobat, Smallpdf, iLovePDF & Xodo compared
I compared four PDF extensions on permissions and where your documents go. Which upload your files, which stay local, and what the Adobe Acrobat flaw exposed.
Maxim Kosterin
13 min read
Volume booster extensions reviewed: which sound boosters are safe, and which are spyware
Are volume booster extensions safe? I break down the permissions, the 1.5M-user sleeper spyware LayerX found, and how to spot a sound booster worth trusting.
Maxim Kosterin
9 min read
Website blocker extensions reviewed: BlockSite, StayFocusd, Freedom & Forest privacy compared
I compared four popular website blocker extensions on permissions and data sharing. Here's which focus tools keep your browsing private and which don't.
Maxim Kosterin
9 min read
Web clipper extensions reviewed: Evernote, Notion, Raindrop & Obsidian permissions compared
I compared four web clipper extensions on permissions and data flow. Which read every page you visit, which stay local, and which one I'd actually trust.
Maxim Kosterin
10 min read
Tab manager extensions reviewed: OneTab, Toby, Workona & Session Buddy privacy compared
I compared four popular tab manager extensions on permissions, data sync, and privacy. Here's which keep your tab list local and which ship it to the cloud.
Maxim Kosterin
7 min read