Data month 2026-08
Fred
Fred
Fred
WhiteboardworksReads your email and explains suspicious messages in plain English to stop scams.

According to AlphaMoat, as of 2026-08, the Chrome extension Fred has 11 users, rated 5 (3 reviews) — ranked #9,062 of 9,793 AI browser extensions, and #2,368 of 2,531 in General AI.

Users · 2026-08
11
Rating
★ 53
Overall Rank (9,793)
#9,062
General AI Rank
#2,368/ 2,531

What is Fred

Product Overview

Fred is an AI email-safety assistant that reads each message and explains in plain English whether it is safe. It shows a color-coded safety badge in Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo Mail, with a risk score and the red flags it caught.

Key Features4 items
  • 01Badge: color-coded
  • 02Apps: Gmail/Outlook/Yahoo
  • 03Score: risk
  • 04Local: history
Business Model

Free plan: 50 checks per month. Fred Pro $3.99/month for 1,000 checks. Family $7.99/month covers up to 5 people with 1,000 checks each.

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AI assistant that reads your emails and explains suspicious messages in plain English. Is this email a scam? Fred is an AI-powered email safety assistant that reads every message in your inbox and explains what it found in plain English — so you always know whether an email is safe or suspicious.

Stop wondering "is this email legitimate?" — Fred explains it for you.

YOUR AI EMAIL SAFETY ASSISTANT

Open any email in Gmail, Outlook, or Yahoo Mail. Fred reads it automatically and shows a color-coded safety badge right in your inbox:

🟢 Safe — Verified sender, no threats found 🟡 Uncertain — Suspicious elements found, review before acting 🔴 Likely a Scam — Do not click links, download attachments, or reply

Click the badge for a full breakdown: risk score, detailed AI explanation, and every red flag Fred found.

HOW FRED ANALYZES YOUR EMAILS

Fred uses a two-stage AI pipeline that keeps safe emails fast and gives suspicious ones a deeper look:

AI triage — a fast AI model reads every email you open and flags anything that looks off

Deep AI analysis — flagged emails get a full threat assessment with a risk score and a detailed, plain-English explanation

The deep analysis only runs when triage flags something, so your inbox stays fast while real threats get explained.

WHAT FRED CATCHES

🏦 Phishing emails impersonating banks, Amazon, PayPal, Apple, and tech support 🧾 Fake invoices and fraudulent payment requests 🎁 Gift card scams and advance-fee fraud 🎭 Spoofed sender addresses and lookalike domains (paypa1.com, arnazon.com) ⏰ Urgency tactics: "Your account will be suspended" / "Act within 24 hours" 🔗 Suspicious links and URLs that hide their real destination 👔 Social engineering and CEO/boss impersonation attacks 📦 Fake shipping notifications and delivery scam emails

CHECKS WEBSITES TOO

Clicked a link from a suspicious email? Hit the Fred icon in your toolbar and select "Check Page" to analyze any website for fraud signals, fake checkout forms, credential-harvesting pages, and phishing indicators.

SCAN HISTORY

Your last 20 analyses are saved locally in a card layout with type labels (Email / Website), threat icons, and color-coded status so you can revisit past results at a glance.

PLANS & PRICING

Free — 50 email checks per month. Automatic inbox analysis included.

Fred Pro ($3.99/mo) — 1,000 email checks per month (20× the free tier).

Family ($7.99/mo) — 1,000 checks per month each, for up to 5 people.

PRIVACY-FIRST EMAIL SAFETY

🔒 Fred never stores your email content on any server 🚫 No ad trackers, no cookies — your email content is never stored or sold 💻 Analysis history is saved locally on your device only 🛡️ Minimal browser permissions — only what is needed to read emails 📄 Full privacy policy: https://fredsecurity.com/privacy.html

Trusted by users who take email safety seriously. Built by Whiteboard Works. Learn more at https://fredsecurity.com

Extension profile

Version
v2026.8.14
Size
466KiB
Languages
English
Updated
2026-08-15

User Growth Trend

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Data month: 2026-08 · User counts and ratings come from public Chrome Web Store data, aggregated monthly. See methodology.