---
title: "Moonlight: AI Colleague for Research Papers – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "100,000 users, rated 4.67 by 72 people. Version 3.7.5, updated 2026-11-10. Requests 7 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/lhipdkibljepmfojllcfflfflhflcbgi"
---

# Moonlight: AI Colleague for Research Papers

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 100,000
- Rating: 4.67 from 72 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-11 05:51 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: No change (+0.0%)
- Rank by users: #1,054 of 292,131 live extensions
- Rank in Tools: #200 of 115,641

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Everything you need to read a paper: explanation, summary, translation, chat, and reference search.

- Extension ID: `lhipdkibljepmfojllcfflfflhflcbgi`
- Developer: [moonlight](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ucba7bccd1110eb722bae2a61666e652e)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/tools)
- First published: 2024-06-07
- Last updated: 2026-11-10
- Version: `3.7.5`
- Size: 31.31 MiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (7): Deutsch, English, español, français, 中文（中国）, 日本語, 한국어
- Website: `themoonlight.io`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/moonlight-ai-colleague-fo/lhipdkibljepmfojllcfflfflhflcbgi>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/lhipdkibljepmfojllcfflfflhflcbgi>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22lhipdkibljepmfojllcfflfflhflcbgi%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-11 | 100,000 | 4.67 | 72 |
| 2026-11-06 | 100,000 | 4.67 | 72 |
| 2026-11-04 | 100,000 | 4.67 | 72 |
| 2026-10-30 | 100,000 | 4.66 | 71 |
| 2026-10-29 | 100,000 | 4.66 | 71 |
| 2026-10-23 | 100,000 | 4.66 | 71 |
| 2026-10-21 | 100,000 | 4.66 | 71 |
| 2026-10-16 | 100,000 | 4.66 | 71 |
| 2026-10-14 | 100,000 | 4.66 | 71 |
| 2026-10-09 | 100,000 | 4.66 | 71 |
| 2026-10-07 | 100,000 | 4.66 | 71 |
| 2026-10-03 | 100,000 | 4.66 | 71 |
| 2026-10-02 | 100,000 | 4.66 | 71 |
| 2026-09-30 | 100,000 | 4.66 | 71 |
| 2026-09-28 | 100,000 | 4.66 | 71 |
| 2026-09-27 | 100,000 | 4.66 | 71 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

- 2026-11-11: New version `3.7.5`, replacing `3.7.4`.
- 2026-11-06: New version `3.7.4`, replacing `3.7.3`.
- 2026-11-04: New version `3.7.3`, replacing `3.7.2`.
- 2026-10-29: New version `3.7.2`, replacing `3.7.0`.
- 2026-10-23: New version `3.7.0`, replacing `3.6.4`.
- 2026-10-21: New version `3.6.4`, replacing `3.6.3`.
- 2026-10-16: New version `3.6.3`, replacing `3.6.2`.
- 2026-10-14: New version `3.6.2`, replacing `3.6.0`.
- 2026-10-09: New version `3.6.0`, replacing `3.5.0`.
- 2026-10-07: New version `3.5.0`, replacing `3.4.4`.
- 2026-10-03: New version `3.4.4`, replacing `3.4.3`.
- 2026-10-02: New version `3.4.3`, replacing `3.4.2`.
- 2026-09-30: New version `3.4.2`, replacing `3.4.1`.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

**Every website:** it can read and change your data on all the sites you visit.

### Sites

- `https://www.themoonlight.io/*`: www.themoonlight.io

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `<all_urls>`: Every website

### Browser features

- `contextMenus`: Add items to the right-click menu
- `cookies`: Read and change cookies on the sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `tabs`: Read the addresses and titles of your tabs
- `unlimitedStorage`: Store more data than the usual limit
- `webNavigation`: Follow your browsing, page by page

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-11 05:51 UTC; next check around 2026-11-17.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Moonlight: AI Colleague for Research Papers” (lhipdkibljepmfojllcfflfflhflcbgi). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-11. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/lhipdkibljepmfojllcfflfflhflcbgi. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_lhipdkibljepmfojllcfflfflhflcbgi,
  title   = {Moonlight: AI Colleague for Research Papers (lhipdkibljepmfojllcfflfflhflcbgi)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-11},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/lhipdkibljepmfojllcfflfflhflcbgi},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

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