ANSI Viewer

Name: ANSI Viewer
Rating: 1 (1 reviews)
Author: eight04

View ANSI file in the browser

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ANSI Viewer is a specialized Chrome extension that allows users to seamlessly view .ans files directly in their browser. Featuring built-in support for Big5-UAO encoding, it ensures accurate rendering of text from sources like BBSFox. The extension supports rich ANSI colors, dual-color text, blinking effects, and PTT-style coloring themes, enhancing readability and user interaction. A handy keyboard shortcut (Alt + L) toggles text highlighting for quick emphasis. Ideal for users who want to view ANSI art or text files without leaving their browsing environment, ANSI Viewer brings a robust, user-friendly experience tailored to legacy text formats.

Add-on Utilities Productivity

By:

eight04

Daily users:

75 2

Rating:

1.00

(1)

Version:

4.0.0 Last updated: 2022-02-16

Version code:

5363193

Creation date:

2016-04-26

Risk:

Permissions:

contextMenus
tabs
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
*://*/*.ans
*://*/*.ansi
*://*/*.bbs
file:///*

Size:

119.22KB

Email:

ei*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Data ingested on:

2025-07-07

Ranking

# 11,496 ▲ 81

Other rankings

#33 in answer keyword 31 ▼ 1 #72 in viewer keyword 72 #196 in review keyword 22 ▲ 1

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Risk impact

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ANSI Viewer requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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ANSI Viewer is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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