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Gene Info

by James Knight · gene-info.org · Workflow & Planning
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

View gene information by double clicking a gene name or accession on any webpage.

Users
1,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
14
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#25K
#21K among extensions
Version
1.8.3
updated 17 Feb 2022

Users

monthly, 3 years
3001,1502,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
4914Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 14 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Gene Info

Double click on a gene name or supported accession to retrieve information about it and links to related resources. Information can be displayed as a detailed report or as a minimal tooltip with links to outside resources. The information displayed can be customized via the extension's popup menu. Information is from UniProt, BioGRID, Compartments subcellular localization database, Cancer Dependency Map, Gene Ontology Consortium, HGNC, Human Protein Atlas, IntAct, OMIM, Pfam, ProteomicsDB and Reactome. Support is provided for human and model organism genes. IMPORTANT: - reports will not open in tabs that were open prior to installation. After installing, reload any open tabs or restart Chrome.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months−1,000−50.0%00.00
1 year−1,000−50.0%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Gene Info appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
info#21+9

Version history

7 versions recorded
1.8.317 Feb 2022
1.8.215 Feb 2022
1.7.28 Feb 2022
1.7.024 Aug 2021
1.5.012 Nov 2020
1.4.43 Nov 2020
1.4.317 Mar 2020

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
17 Mar 2020
Size
91 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
jggendahejbhkghnachhlomkkheomchp

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 2, likelihood 0
Permissions
storage

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