# Buffer

> Buffer is the best way to share great content to Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, Mastodon, Google Business Profiles, Pinterest and LinkedIn from anywhere on the web.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/buffer-for-firefox](https://chrome-stats.com/d/buffer-for-firefox)

## Overview

- **ID:** `buffer-for-firefox`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Buffer
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 2,389
- **Weekly downloads:** 23
- **Rating:** 4.16 / 5 (82 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.0.27
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-11
- **First published:** 2011-05-18
- **Size:** 94 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/buffer-for-firefox/)
- **Website:** [https://buffer.com](https://buffer.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/buffer-for-firefox/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/buffer-for-firefox/privacy/)

## Description

Buffer is a powerful Chrome extension designed to simplify your social media management. Easily create, schedule, and share posts across major platforms like Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, Mastodon, Google Business Profiles, Pinterest, and LinkedIn directly from any webpage you browse.

With Buffer, you can queue your social media content for future posting or share instantly, syncing perfectly between desktop and mobile devices. The extension integrates smoothly with popular sites to streamline the sharing process, and features a handy "Share image" button for quickly posting captivating visual content. Try Buffer today and enhance your social media workflow effortlessly!

## Rankings

- #1,980 — Overall
- #110 — Feeds, News & Blogging
- #232 — Social & Communication
- #63 — business
- #68 — pinterest
- #112 — tiktok

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`
- `storage`
- `webRequest`
- `*://*.buffer.com/`

### Content script matches

- `*`
- `<all_urls>`
- `*.reddit.com`
- `*.twitter.com`
- `*.x.com`
- `tweetdeck.twitter.com`
- `tweetdeck.x.com`
- `*.pinterest.com`
- `*.pinterest.pt`
- `*.pinterest.de`
- `*.pinterest.com.mx`
- `*.pinterest.ie`
- `*.pinterest.co.uk`
- `*.pinterest.fr`
- `*.pinterest.es`
- `*.pinterest.nl`
- `*.pinterest.ca`
- `*.pinterest.dk`
- `*.pinterest.at`
- `*.pinterest.se`
- `*.pinterest.ch`
- `*.pinterest.jp`
- `*.pinterest.nz`
- `*.pinterest.com.au`
- `*.ycombinator.org`
- `*.ycombinator.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users find the add-on helpful for Buffer workflows and easy to use when functional, but many report persistent problems: settings that cannot be changed, a buggy editor that mangles text, and instability/compatibility issues with recent Firefox releases.

### Pros

- Useful for existing Buffer users to curate, schedule and share content (blog posts, publications, content planning).
- Simple/minimalist design — performs well when it’s working.
- Makes sharing to social media straightforward and helpful for content workflows.

### Cons

- Extension settings and options are frequently unchangeable — defaults cannot be modified.
- Composer/text editor is buggy: it can alter, duplicate or drop pasted/typed text.
- Unstable or incompatible with recent Firefox versions for some users, making the add-on unusable at times.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/buffer-for-firefox)