# Better MXR

> Redirect MXR URLs to their DXR equivalents at the network level to avoid the interstitial and provide better mappings.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/better-mxr](https://chrome-stats.com/d/better-mxr)

## Overview

- **ID:** `better-mxr`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** MattN
- **Category:** web-development,search-tools,other
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.4.2resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2011-10-17
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/better-mxr/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/mnoorenberghe/better-mxr/issues](https://github.com/mnoorenberghe/better-mxr/issues)

## Description

Better MXR is a Firefox add-on that enhances your browsing experience by redirecting MXR URLs to their DXR equivalents. This allows for better mappings between files and avoids interstitial pages that disrupt your workflow.

## Rankings

- #80,804 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `https://mxr.mozilla.org/*`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows the extension to observe and analyze traffic in flight for the selected hosts.
- 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/better-mxr)