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