Smart HTTPS Chrome Extension Analysis
Privacy, Security & Ad BlockersChrome extension ID: cmleijjdpceldbelpnpkddofmcmcaknm
This browser extension automatically attempts to upgrade web traffic from standard HTTP to the secure HTTPS protocol. It remembers sites that do not support HTTPS to optimize performance and includes a whitelist feature for user-defined exceptions.
Overview
Installs
30K+
Rating
★ 4.4
34 reviews
Languages
1 locales
Includes English
Market analysis
Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.
Macro category
Privacy, Security & Ad Blockers
Pricing friction
Low review signal
Complaint intensity
Moderate review signal
Listing positioning
Smart HTTPS positions itself as a seamless, 'install and forget' utility that enforces secure connections. It emphasizes a dynamic approach that intelligently falls back to HTTP if HTTPS access is unavailable.
Inferred product pattern
Utility-focused browser security enhancement with an automated redirection loop.
Review-backed pain points
Users have reported that the extension sometimes breaks website elements, such as failing to load CSS files when forced into HTTPS, and occasional failure to enable or function properly after updates.
Observed feature gaps
Lack of consistent updates, potential for breaking legacy sites that use mixed-content layouts, and inconsistent reliability when opening multiple tabs simultaneously.
- Privacy-conscious users
- General web users seeking automated security
- Automatic HTTPS redirection
- Enforcing secure browsing protocols
- Excluding specific sites from automatic redirection via whitelisting
- Minimal system resource impact
- Effective fallback mechanism compared to static list-based extensions
- Set-and-forget usability
- Inconsistent functionality across updates
- Resource loading errors (e.g., CSS failing to load over HTTPS)
- Reports of abandonment or lack of maintenance
- Performance complaints detected
- None identified; the extension appears to be a free utility.
Support
Users expressed frustration over the perceived lack of maintenance and unresolved bugs in older versions.
Reliability
Some users reported that the extension stops working or fails to initialize after certain browser updates.
Privacy
No privacy complaints observed.
- Free usage observed
- No account requirement observed
- Free plan or free usage claimed
Store listing facts
- Screenshots: 3
- Videos: 0
- Languages: 1
- Developer contact
- Official website
- Version: 0.3.5
- Size: 112KiB
- Last updated:
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Website: mybrowseraddon.com
