# ExCiter

> Extracts citations by deleting unwanted bracketed citations and parentheses

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `exciter`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** lastlegume
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 43
- **Weekly downloads:** 4
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0.5
- **Last updated:** 2024-08-27
- **First published:** 2023-03-30
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/exciter/)

## Description

ExCiter is a Firefox add-on that extracts citations from Wikipedia by deleting unwanted bracketed citations and parentheses. It also includes a manual deletion option for removing superfluous information from any site.

## Rankings

- #17,302 — Overall
- #171 — delete

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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