Is Eye Dropper Safe? — Extension Safety Profile

This extension requests three permissions: activeTab, storage, and scripting. The activeTab permission allows it to read the current page's visual content and inject its color-picking script only when you click the extension icon. This is a focused and expected scope for an eyedropper tool, as it needs temporary access to sample colors from the page you are viewing. The storage permission lets it save your color history or preferences locally, and scripting enables the core picking functionality.

Color picker extensions are generally low-risk, but users should be aware that any extension with activeTab and scripting capabilities can technically read visible page content during its active session. A careful user should only activate such tools on pages where they are comfortable with the extension momentarily accessing the rendered pixels and DOM. There is no indication this extension accesses data beyond what is needed for color selection.

This extension's strongest dimension is Maintenance & Ownership, suggesting it is actively updated and well-managed. Its weakest dimension is Publisher & Identity, which indicates less publicly verified information about the developer entity behind eyedropper.org. This is not unusual for independent utility extensions, but users who prioritize strong corporate transparency may note this as a point to consider.