Best alternatives to Favicon Detector (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Favicon Detector, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Favicon Detector alternatives, compared
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Font Detector
Detects font properties and styles
≈4K users5.0★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago2 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than Favicon Detector
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
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.MPD Detector
Detects '.mpd' files while browsing.
≈5K users4.6★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago5 permissions- A similar number of users to Favicon Detector
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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Source Detector
A powerful tool for developers to automatically detect, collect, and analyze source maps and CRX files from websites
≈2K users5.0★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago5 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Favicon Detector
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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The Stream Detector
Detects playlists and subtitles used by streams, incl. custom file extensions and headers. Assembles readymade commands for tools.
≈40K users4.5★ from 22 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years7 permissions- About 6.7× more users than Favicon Detector
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
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Detector APIs Extension
The extension supports getting all APIs and CURL command when load a website.
≈1K users5.0★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago7 permissions- About 6.0× fewer users than Favicon Detector
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
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Library Detector
Detects the Javascript libraries running on a page and displays their icons in the address bar.
≈9K users3.9★ from 51 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago3 permissions- About 1.5× more users than Favicon Detector
- Updated less recently
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Get Favicon
This extension displays the current page's favicon as well as the favicon's URL and dimensions.
≈10K users5.0★ from 45 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 1.7× more users than Favicon Detector
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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CSR vs SSR Detector
Detect if a webpage is using Client-Side Rendering or Server-Side Rendering
≈1K users4.6★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 2 days ago5 permissions- About 6.0× fewer users than Favicon Detector
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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WordPress Theme Detector and Plugin Detector
WordPress Theme Detector can detect installed WordPress Themes and WordPress Plugins on the Website you are currently viewing.
≈100K users4.1★ from 53 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions- About 17× more users than Favicon Detector
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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Detect Font
Detect fonts used in web pages
≈1K users1.0★ from 1 ratingNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 6.0× fewer users than Favicon Detector
- Updated less recently
Favicon Detector alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Favicon Detector?
By users, the most popular alternative is WordPress Theme Detector and Plugin Detector with ≈100K users and a 4.1-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Font Detector.
Which Favicon Detector alternative has the best rating?
WordPress Theme Detector and Plugin Detector has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.1 out of 5 from 53 ratings.
Is there a Favicon Detector alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Get Favicon asks for 1 permissions, against 3 for Favicon Detector.
How many alternatives to Favicon Detector are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Favicon Detector on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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