Chrome Extension · Free

PermLens: find out where Salesforce access comes from.

It answers the question every admin and consultant asks every week: "why can this user see or edit this, and what grants that access?". It consolidates Profile, Permission Sets, FLS, and record access into a single panel, and shows the source of every permission. Runs 100% in your browser, nothing leaves your machine.

Features

What PermLens does

Object access

Effective CRUD per object (Read, Create, Edit, Delete, View All, Modify All), with the Profile or Permission Set that grants each right.

Fields (FLS)

Per-field read/edit matrix, with each permission traced back to its source.

Record access

Open a record and see your effective access and who else can reach that specific record.

Compare users

Two users side by side, with differences highlighted. Perfect for "why does A see it but B doesn't?".

Export CSV

Export the access report from any grid, ready to attach to a ticket or an audit.

100% in your browser

Uses your own logged-in session to call only your org's APIs. No server, no sign-up, nothing leaves your machine.

How it works

In three steps

1

Open Salesforce

In any tab of your org where you are already logged in.

2

Click PermLens

The panel opens beside your org. Pick a user or the record open in the tab.

3

See the source

The access picture appears instantly, explaining where each permission comes from.

Support & contact

A question, suggestion, or bug in PermLens? Reach out and I'll answer directly. The extension is maintained by Witor Lomazzi.