# Browser’s External Editor

> Edit any text field in Firefox using your favorite external editor. Perfect for long-form writing, code editing, or using custom tools outside the browser.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `external-editor`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ruslan Osmanov
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 32
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.5.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-02
- **First published:** 2018-01-06
- **Size:** 251 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/external-editor/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/rosmanov/chrome-bee](https://github.com/rosmanov/chrome-bee)

## Description

"Browser's external editor" is a Firefox add-on that allows you to effortlessly edit text fields using an external editor, enhancing your text editing experience in Firefox.

## Rankings

- #19,977 — Overall
- #63 — editor
- #76 — text editor
- #99 — css editor
- #170 — browser
- #186 — browser tab

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `scripting`
- `nativeMessaging`
- `contextMenus`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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/external-editor)