Permissions Edge add-ons

Every permission observed on Edge, read from each listing's manifest, with a plain-English description and how many live add-ons request it.

Permission What it lets an extension do Sensitive Edge add-ons
storage Save its own settings and data locally 13,008
activeTab See the page you're currently viewing, only when you click the extension 6,537
tabs See your open tabs and the pages you're on 5,783
scripting Run scripts on web pages you visit 5,431
contextMenus Add items to your right-click menu 3,711
alarms Schedule its code to run at a later time 2,593
notifications Show you desktop notifications 1,909
downloads Start downloads and see your download history 1,716
sidePanel Show its own panel at the side of your browser 1,524
unlimitedStorage Save an unlimited amount of its own data locally 1,426
cookies Read and change your cookies, which can include login sessions ⚠ yes 1,415
webRequest See the web requests your browser makes, including URLs you visit ⚠ yes 1,408
declarativeNetRequest Block or modify web requests using a predefined rule set 1,275
webNavigation See what pages you navigate to and when 999
offscreen Run a hidden page to do background work, such as playing audio or reading documents 971
clipboardWrite Write to your clipboard 934
identity Get your basic account/profile information for sign-in 924
bookmarks Read and change your bookmarks 740
nativeMessaging Exchange messages with a program installed on your computer ⚠ yes 660
declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess Block or modify web requests, with access to the content of matched sites 478
history Read and change your browsing history ⚠ yes 405
clipboardRead Read the contents of your clipboard ⚠ yes 330
favicon Show the icons of websites 292
management View, enable, or disable your other installed extensions ⚠ yes 271
background Keep running in the background, even when no windows are open 266
proxy Control how your browser connects to the internet, including routing traffic through other servers ⚠ yes 242
tabCapture Record the picture and sound of your browser tabs ⚠ yes 240
topSites See the sites you visit most often 230
webRequestBlocking See and block or modify web requests before they complete ⚠ yes 222
idle Detect when your computer is idle or locked 213
tabGroups Organise your tabs into groups 211
windows Open, close and arrange your browser windows 205
debugger Attach to your tabs' debugger, giving it deep access to page content and network traffic ⚠ yes 198
webRequestAuthProvider Answer login prompts from websites and proxies on your behalf ⚠ yes 170
browsingData Delete your browsing data, such as history, cookies and downloads ⚠ yes 164
privacy View and change your browser's privacy and security settings ⚠ yes 162
search Run searches with your default search engine 161
declarativeNetRequestFeedback See which of your web requests its blocking rules matched 147
identity.email See the email address of your browser account 134
system.display Read details of your displays 132
tts Read text aloud 100
declarativeContent Act on pages based on their content, without reading it 98
commands Respond to keyboard shortcuts 94
desktopCapture Capture your screen, a window or a tab ⚠ yes 94
geolocation See your physical location 81
sessions See recently closed tabs and tabs open on your other devices 80
contentSettings Change which websites may use your camera, microphone, location, cookies and more ⚠ yes 72
downloads.open Open files you have downloaded ⚠ yes 70
userScripts Run user scripts - code that did not ship with the extension - on the pages you visit ⚠ yes 45
system.memory Read how much memory your computer has 43
overrideEdgeStartPage Replace Edge's start page 39
downloads.shelf Show or hide the downloads bar 35
system.cpu Read details of your processor 35
power Stop your computer or screen from going to sleep 33
pageCapture Save complete copies of the pages you visit 32
fontSettings Change your browser's font settings 29
gcm Receive push messages from its developer 29
downloads.ui Change how the downloads bar looks 26
system.storage Read details of your storage devices 10
ttsEngine Provide a voice for reading text aloud 9
omnibox Add a keyword to your address bar 8
permissions Ask you for more permissions while it runs 7
readingList Read and change your reading list 7
webAuthenticationProxy Requests the "webAuthenticationProxy" capability. 7
action Nothing - this is a manifest setting, not a permission 4
menus Requests the "menus" capability. 4
runtime Nothing - this is not a real permission, so listing it grants no access 4
videoCapture Use your camera ⚠ yes 4
audioCapture Use your microphone ⚠ yes 3
browser Open new tabs in your browser 3
enterprise.deviceAttributes Read your device's serial number and asset tags on managed devices 3
microphone Use your microphone ⚠ yes 3
printerProvider Offer printers to your browser's print dialog 3
publicSuffix Requests the "publicSuffix" capability. 3
activetab See the page you're currently viewing, only when you click the extension 2
camera Requests the "camera" capability. 2
enterprise.hardwarePlatform Requests the "enterprise.hardwarePlatform" capability. 2
externally_connectable Requests the "externally_connectable" capability. 2
fileSystem Open files and folders you choose on your computer 2
fullscreen Make its window fill your screen 2
host_permissions Requests the "host_permissions" capability. 2
i18n Requests the "i18n" capability. 2
web_accessible_resources Requests the "web_accessible_resources" capability. 2
account360 Requests the "account360" capability. 1
audio Requests the "audio" capability. 1
browserAction Requests the "browserAction" capability. 1
browser_action Requests the "browser_action" capability. 1
chrome.runtime Requests the "chrome.runtime" capability. 1
clipboard-write Requests the "clipboard-write" capability. 1
coccocPrivate Requests the "coccocPrivate" capability. 1
content_script Requests the "content_script " capability. 1
content_scripts Requests the "content_scripts" capability. 1
contextMenus.onShown Requests the "contextMenus.onShown" capability. 1
declarativeWebRequest Requests the "declarativeWebRequest" capability. 1
devtools_page Requests the "devtools_page" capability. 1
enterprise.networkingAttributes Requests the "enterprise.networkingAttributes" capability. 1
fetch Requests the "fetch" capability. 1
fileBrowserHandler Requests the "fileBrowserHandler" capability. 1
hid Connect to keyboards, game controllers and other input devices ⚠ yes 1
managementWeb Requests the "managementWeb" capability. 1
media Requests the "media" capability. 1
metricsPrivate Requests the "metricsPrivate" capability. 1
processes Requests the "processes" capability. 1
script Requests the "script" capability. 1
serial Connect to devices on your computer's serial ports ⚠ yes 1
session Requests the "session" capability. 1
sidebarAction Requests the "sidebarAction" capability. 1
stoarge Requests the "stoarge" capability. 1
stotage Requests the "stotage" capability. 1
system Requests the "system" capability. 1
theme Requests the "theme" capability. 1
trialML Requests the "trialML" capability. 1
unlimited_storage Requests the "unlimited_storage" capability. 1
webview Show web pages inside its own windows 1