Is IPFS Companion safe?

Clean risk

Adds browser support for IPFS and IPNS addresses through a local Kubo IPFS node.

This extension redirects IPFS/IPNS paths and addresses to a chosen gateway and can use IPFS to retrieve sites, files, and resources stored on IPFS. It also lets you import and share files through your local IPFS node, copy IPFS-related links and CIDs, check gateway and Kubo RPC status, pin files, open the IPFS Web UI, and toggle IPFS redirects globally or per site.

IPFS Foundationv3.4.0Chrome Web Store
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Who publishes it

Interplanetary File System Foundation - no other listings under this identity

What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.

Publisher
IPFS Foundation
Declared legal entity
Interplanetary File System Foundation
Registered address
427 N Tatnall St, #51207, Wilmington, DE 19801, US
Registered contact
IPFS Foundation

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What it can do

Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 3.3.0. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to. The current listed version is 3.4.0, which we have not unpacked yet.

  • Read and change your data on every site you visit

    <all_urls>

  • Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension

    activeTab

  • Schedule its own background tasks

    alarms

  • Write to your clipboard

    clipboardWrite

  • Add items to the right-click menu

    contextMenus

  • Block and redirect the requests your browser makes

    declarativeNetRequest

  • See which of your requests its blocking rules matched

    declarativeNetRequestFeedback

  • Detect when you step away from your computer

    idle

  • Show you desktop notifications

    notifications

  • Run its own code inside the pages you visit

    scripting

  • Store data in your browser

    storage

  • See the address and title of every tab you have open

    tabs

  • Store an unlimited amount of data in your browser

    unlimitedStorage

  • See every page you navigate to, as you navigate to it

    webNavigation

  • Watch every request your browser makes

    webRequest

Updated 30 September 2026nibjojkomfdiaoajekhjakgkdhaomnch