2026 Top 10 Chrome Extensions Every Bug Bounty Hunter Must Use

🚀 2026 Top 10 Chrome Extensions Every Bug Bounty Hunter Must Use | by Pradeeptadi - Freedium Milestone: 20GB Reached We’ve reached 20GB of stored data — thank you for helping us grow! Patreon Ko-fi Liberapay Close < Go to the original 🚀 2026 Top 10 Chrome Extensions Every Bug Bounty Hunter Must Use Pradeeptadi Follow ~2 min read · April 6, 2026 (Updated: April 6, 2026) · Free: Yes 🚀 2026 Top 10 Chrome Extensions Every Bug Bounty Hunter Must Use If you're doing bug bounty, your browser is your main weapon. But here's the truth: 👉 You don't need hundreds of tools 👉 You need the right extensions + smart usage This guide covers 10 powerful Chrome extensions that can speed up your workflow and help you find bugs faster. --- 🔍 1. Wappalyzer 👉 Detects technologies used by a website - CMS (WordPress, Shopify) - Frameworks (React, Angular) - Backend tech 💡 Helps you target known vulnerabilities --- 🛠️ 2. HackTools 👉 All-in-one toolkit inside your browser - XSS payloads - Reverse shells - Encoding/decoding 💡 Saves time searching payloads --- 🌐 3. FoxyProxy 👉 Easily connect browser with Burp Suite - Switch proxy in one click - Intercept requests 💡 Must-have for testing --- 🧪 4. ModHeader 👉 Modify HTTP headers easily - Add/remove headers - Test authentication bypass - API testing 💡 Useful for auth bugs --- 🧬 5. Retire.js 👉 Detect vulnerable JavaScript libraries - Finds outdated JS - Shows known CVEs 💡 Quick vulnerability detection --- 💣 6. KNOXSS 👉 Automated XSS scanner - Finds reflected XSS - Fast testing 💡 Beginner friendly --- 🔐 7. TruffleHog 👉 Finds secrets in code - API keys - Tokens - Credentials 💡 High impact findings --- 📂 8. DotGit 👉 Detect exposed ".git" folders - Download source code - Find secrets 💡 Can lead to critical bugs --- 🛰️ 9. Shodan Extension 👉 Shows server info instantly - Open ports - IP details - Known vulnerabilities 💡 Great for recon --- 🧲 10. Bug Magnet 👉 Ready-to-use payloads - XSS - SQL Injection - LFI 💡 Fast testing --- ⚡ Bonus Extensions - Cookie Editor → session testing - User-Agent Switcher → bypass restrictions - Link Gopher → extract URLs - JSON Formatter → API testing --- 🧠 How to Use Them Like a Pro 👉 Don't use everything at once Use workflow: 1. Recon → Wappalyzer + Shodan 2. Proxy → FoxyProxy 3. Testing → HackTools + Bug Magnet 4. Advanced → ModHeader + DotGit --- 🚨 Important Security Tip - Only install trusted extensions - Check reviews - Avoid unknown tools 👉 Some extensions can steal your data --- 🏁 Final Thoughts Chrome extensions won't find bugs for you. 👉 They just make your work faster Real success comes from: - Curiosity - Testing mindset - Consistency --- 🚀 Start using these today and improve your bug hunting workflow. #bug-bounty #cybersecurity #bug-bounty-tips Reporting a Problem Sometimes we have problems displaying some Medium posts. If you have a problem that some images aren't loading - try using VPN. Probably you have problem with access to Medium CDN (or fucking Cloudflare's bot detection algorithms are blocking you).