BetterRYM
Improvements for RateYourMusic
BetterRYM: Enhancing RateYourMusic on Firefox
BetterRYM is a Firefox add-on designed to upgrade your RateYourMusic experience. It adds missing streaming links on release pages, allows users to auto-fill the Add Release page by just pasting a link, offers download options for hi-res cover art, filters your collection by release type, converts stream links to embed codes, and enables inline editing on your profile page with a handy markup preview. Enjoy a comprehensive enhancement of RateYourMusic with BetterRYM.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
By: Jake Cheek
Rating: 4.75 
1 new ratings
(32)
Weekly download count: 39
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
- storage
- downloads
- tabs
- scripting
- activeTab
- *://*/*
Size: 133.10K
Email: ja*****@f-m.fm
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Very useful extension for RateYourMusic users
- Convenient functionality for tracking and managing music ratings
- Great for power-users and regular users of RYM
- Overall positive user feedback; described as 'dope' and 'awesome'
Cons
- Permissions are overly broad and need to be limited to only rateyourmusic.com
- Lack of options to disable certain features, like adding streaming links
- No settings page available for users to customize their experience
- Issues with specific features not functioning correctly, such as the recommendation system
Most mentioned
- Need for improved permissions management
- Desire for a settings page or customization options
- Request for filtering ratings by date functionality
- Concerns about the extension's functionalities being too broad for personal user preferences
User reviews
by Firefox user 14664257, 2025-03-07
by 远离中共邪教快退出党团队, 2025-02-10
Excellent extension, but please adjust the permissions so that it only runs on rateyourmusic.com. I don't think it needs to run anywhere else.
by ydoc2001, 2024-12-25
Add-on safety
Risk impact
BetterRYM requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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