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PhishLens user guide

PhishLens is a Chrome extension that tells you whether an email is phishing and shows why: a score for the text, the links and the sender, the checks that confirmed it, and the words that weighed most. It works in Gmail and Outlook on the web, and on files you drop into its popup.

This wiki is for people who use PhishLens. Developers will find the architecture, the threat model and the operations guide in the repository.

Start here

1. Install PhishLens
2. Use it in Gmail or in Outlook
3. Read a verdict

Other pages

• Scanning attachments and files
• Settings
• FAQ and troubleshooting
• Privacy in short
• Running your own server
• Languages

Good to know

• PhishLens is a second opinion. A "safe" verdict does not make a link safe to click if something feels off: check with the sender another way.
• PhishLens is available in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch and Hausa (gear icon, Language).
• PhishLens Cloud reads the wording of emails in 22 languages; the link and sender checks work in every language (see Languages).
• Found a wrong verdict? Mark it Wrong in the popup (Insights) and, if you can, open an issue without pasting private content.