# archivebox-url-forwarder

> A WebExtension for forwarding visited URLs to https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/archivebox-url-forwarder](https://chrome-stats.com/d/archivebox-url-forwarder)

## Overview

- **ID:** `archivebox-url-forwarder`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** agg23
- **Category:** download-management,tabs
- **Version:** 0.1
- **Last updated:** 2021-05-14
- **First published:** 2021-05-10
- **Size:** 47 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/archivebox-url-forwarder/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/agg23/archivebox-url-forwarder](https://github.com/agg23/archivebox-url-forwarder)

## Description

archivebox-url-forwarder is a Firefox add-on that allows users to forward visited URLs to ArchiveBox, a tool available on GitHub. With this add-on, users can easily save and archive the URLs they visit directly to ArchiveBox for future reference and retrieval.

## Rankings

- #135,416 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/archivebox-url-forwarder)