Unofficial Hypothesis extension

An unofficial extension to collaboratively annotate the web using Hypothesis.

Unofficial Hypothesis Extension

Enhance your web browsing experience with the Unofficial Hypothesis Extension for Firefox, designed for collaborative web annotation. This unofficial tool allows users to annotate, highlight, and categorize web pages, PDFs, and EPUBs seamlessly.

Once installed, effortlessly view public annotations or log into your Hypothesis account to create your own, whether publicly or privately. Key features include selecting text for annotation, tagging, replying to shared annotations, and searching your notes. Ideal for collaborative research, social reading, and personal organization. Join the conversation and make the web more engaging!

Note: This extension is not endorsed by Hypothesis.

Manifest V2
Daily users: 627
2
Rating: 4.95
(21)
Version: 1.470.0.2 (Last updated: 2020-10-31)
Version code: 5125845
Creation date: 2020-06-07
Weekly download count: 10
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • storage
  • tabs
  • identity
  • contextMenus
Size: 5.06M
Full description: See detailed description
Updated: a day ago

User reviews

Pros
  • Easy to use
  • Great for educational purposes
  • Useful for annotating local PDFs
Cons
  • Need to relogin often
  • Not an official extension
Most mentioned
  • Great work on the extension
  • Hope it becomes an official extension
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User reviews
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Unofficial Hypothesis extension requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
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Risk likelihood

Unofficial Hypothesis extension has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
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