# Broken Link Detector

> Automatically detect and highlight broken links on a webpage.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/broken-link-detector](https://chrome-stats.com/d/broken-link-detector)

## Overview

- **ID:** `broken-link-detector`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** tony
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 5
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-27
- **First published:** 2024-09-27
- **Size:** 20 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/broken-link-detector/)

## Description

Broken Link Detector is designed to highlight all broken links (links that return a 404 error) on a webpage. The extension automatically checks the status of each link and highlights broken ones in red, making it easier for developers to fix or remove them.

## Rankings

- #45,373 — Overall
- #109 — detect
- #119 — broken links

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `scripting`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- 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/broken-link-detector)