# Ether-Spell

> Etherpad spellchecking support browser extension

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/ether-spell](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ether-spell)

## Overview

- **ID:** `ether-spell`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Milan
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 23.4.1
- **Last updated:** 2023-04-01
- **First published:** 2023-03-27
- **Size:** 23 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ether-spell/)

## Description

Ether-Spell is a Firefox add-on that activates spellchecking in Etherpad, providing a solution for dyslexic users who rely on spellcheckers as assistive devices. However, enabling spellchecking may affect performance on older computers and with more active participants. This plugin is still a work in progress and may not function with all ether-pad installations.

## Rankings

- #100,842 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

## 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/ether-spell)