Data month 2026-10
Fred
Fred
Fred
WhiteboardworksAI assistant that reads your emails and explains suspicious messages in plain English.

According to AlphaMoat, as of 2026-10, the Chrome extension Fred has 13 users (+18.2% MoM), rated 5 (3 reviews) — ranked #9,126 of 10,012 AI browser extensions, and #2,307 of 2,527 in General AI.

Users · 2026-10
13+18.2%
Rating
★ 53
Overall Rank (10,012)
#9,126
General AI Rank
#2,307/ 2,527

What is Fred

From the Chrome Web Store

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.

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FRED EXPLAINS EVERY EMAIL — NOT JUST THE SUSPICIOUS ONES

Not sure what an email is or why you got it? Fred tells you in one plain sentence: "This is an advertisement. Kohl's is trying to sell you something." "This is a bill or payment notice. It's asking you to pay." "This is a bank or financial notice. It's just letting you know something — there's nothing to buy or sign." Fred also spots sponsored content, tells you whether anything needs doing, and explains confusing words like "EOB" or "ACH transfer." If an email is pretending to be your bank, Fred says exactly that.

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, or $39/yr) — 1,000 email checks per month (20× the free tier).

Family ($7.99/mo, or $79/yr) — 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
v2026.10.31
Size
522KiB
Languages
English
Updated
2026-10-31

User Growth Trend

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Data month: 2026-10 · User counts and ratings come from public Chrome Web Store data, aggregated monthly. See methodology.