# external-app-launcher

> Launch certain URLs with external programs. This can be used to block a set of urls from being loaded, and another set of urls to be forwarded to a remote endpoint. For example, to open youtube urls in an external player.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/external-app-launcher](https://chrome-stats.com/d/external-app-launcher)

## Overview

- **ID:** `external-app-launcher`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** David
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 18
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2019-10-07
- **First published:** 2019-10-06
- **Size:** 25 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/external-app-launcher/)

## Description

External App Launcher is a Firefox add-on that enables the launching of specific URLs with external programs. It can block certain URLs from being loaded and forward others to a remote endpoint, such as playing YouTube videos in an external player.

## Rankings

- #26,342 — Overall
- #31 — launch
- #86 — app
- #99 — example
- #121 — apps
- #184 — program

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `storage`
- `<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/external-app-launcher)