About broext
Extensions get copied. Developers rarely find out.
Publishing a browser extension takes an afternoon. So does copying one. Copycats reuse a popular extension's name, store description, icon or code, often in a store the original developer doesn't watch. Some just take the users. Others impersonate trusted brands to push ads or steal data.
The stores remove copies when someone reports them, but someone has to notice first. broext does the noticing. Every day we check the Chrome Web Store, Microsoft Edge Add-ons and Firefox Add-ons, compare new listings against the extensions and brands we watch, and show the evidence.
How we work
Public data only
We use what the stores already publish: listings and extension packages. There is no SDK, nothing to install and no access to your developer account.
Evidence, not accusations
A finding is a signal with its evidence: shared code, copied wording, a matching icon. Merely similar extensions are kept apart and never alerted. You decide what's a copy.
Fair to publishers
Many extensions look alike for honest reasons. Any publisher can ask us to review or correct a listing, and we act on it promptly.
Quiet with your data
We don't sell data or show ads. Analytics only runs if you accept it, and you can delete your account yourself at any time.
For extension developers
Know when you've been copied
Watch your extension free, get an email when a copy appears, and send the store a takedown request backed by evidence.
How it worksFor brands
Stop extensions pretending to be you
We review findings before they reach you and take takedowns through to removal, with your approval at every step.
See brand plansGet in touch
Questions, partnerships, press, or a listing you think we got wrong: we read every email.
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