# ColorfulText Viewer

> ColorfulText Viewer is your comprehensive tool for interpreting and visualizing ANSI color-coded text files directly within your browser. Bid farewell to monotonous text and embrace a vibrant reading experience with ColorfulText Viewer.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/colorfultext-viewer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/colorfultext-viewer)

## Overview

- **ID:** `colorfultext-viewer`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** RED88
- **Daily users:** 5
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 4.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-03-18
- **First published:** 2024-03-17
- **Size:** 171 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-05-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/colorfultext-viewer/)

## Description

ColorfulText Viewer elevates your browsing experience by seamlessly rendering ANSI color-coded text files within your browser window. Tailored for developers, system administrators, and enthusiasts working with text-based content, ColorfulText Viewer eliminates the challenge of deciphering unformatted ANSI codes, providing a user-friendly solution for viewing and interpreting colored text online.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

### Content script matches

- ``

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High 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 is not longer available in the store

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/colorfultext-viewer)