# Dual Text Viewer

> Compare two text blocks side by side in a simple overlay.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `dual-text-viewer`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Teresa Berry
- **Category:** other
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-14
- **First published:** 2025-09-11
- **Size:** 12 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/dual-text-viewer/)

## Description

Dual Text Viewer provides a clean overlay for viewing two selected blocks of text in parallel. Perfect for reading articles, contracts, or notes, it helps you quickly identify differences by presenting both texts in equal columns.

## Rankings

- #132,294 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate 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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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