# ExplainXKCD Button

> Replace one of the navigation buttons on XKCD with a link to ExplainXKCD.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `explainxkcd-button`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** David Hickey
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Version:** 1.7.6resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-26
- **First published:** 2019-01-09
- **Size:** 108 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/explainxkcd-button/)

## Description

ExplainXKCD Button is a Firefox extension that replaces one of the XKCD navigation buttons with a link to the relevant ExplainXKCD page. Easily access explanations for XKCD comics with a single click.

## Rankings

- #57,473 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `xkcd.com`
- `www.xkcd.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- 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/explainxkcd-button)