Memex
Remember Everything You Read Online.
An open-source and privacy focused extension to Full-Text Search, Annotate and Organise your Web-Research
Memex Firefox Add-on: Annotate, Organise, and Share Web Research
Memex is a Firefox add-on intended to enhance online research. Features include full-text search capability for pages and PDFs, the ability to annotate websites, a flexible organisational system for tagging and sorting into collections, and the ability to share these collections for collaboration. Importantly, it works across all devices, does not require signup, and operates offline with all data stored on your device. Memex is open-source and prioritises user privacy.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
By: WorldBrain.io
Rating: 4.30 
(56)
Weekly download count: 12
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
- <all_urls>
- alarms
- bookmarks
- contextMenus
- tabs
- webNavigation
- notifications
- unlimitedStorage
- storage
- clipboardWrite
Size: 9.25M
Email: su*****@memex.social
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
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spammy, or outdated.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
- Great for research
- Data stored on own device or cloud service
- Excitement for continued development
Cons
- Not truly open-source
- Has bugs and annoying issues
- Requires account creation and paid membership for full features
Most mentioned
- Concerns about openness and privacy principles
- Comparison with other similar tools like Pocket
- Need for encryption for sensitive information
User reviews
by 退出党团队远离中共邪教, 2025-03-03
Ce sera quand même super pratique si on pouvait y avoir accès également pour Firefox Android.
by JBrickelt963, 2024-12-17
An open-source extension with closed "All Rights Reserved" license?
by Максим, 2024-08-16
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Memex requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Memex. Use it at your own risk.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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