# External Link Detector

> External Link Detector 🔍 scans & analyzes all external links on any webpage. Auto-scan, analytics, searchable table, domain analysis, link highlighting, broken link detection, export (CSV/JSON/TXT) & dark mode. Vanilla JS, MV3, no frameworks.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `external-link-detector`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** WebDeskArt
- **Category:** web-development,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 5
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-22
- **First published:** 2026-06-19
- **Size:** 96 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/external-link-detector/)
- **Website:** [https://www.webdeskart.com](https://www.webdeskart.com/)

## Description

External Link Detector scans & analyzes every external link on any webpage. Essential for SEO, webmasters & developers.

▸ Automatic page scan with real-time analytics
▸ Total/external links, unique domains, follow/nofollow/sponsored/UGC stats
▸ Searchable, sortable, paginated links table with HTTP status
▸ Domain distribution with percentage breakdown
▸ Visual link highlighting on the page
▸ Export to CSV, JSON, TXT or copy all links
▸ Scan history — last 50 scans saved
▸ Light, dark & system theme support
▸ Customizable settings

## Rankings

- #44,545 — Overall
- #157 — detect

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High 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.

> Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. [Upgrade to view the full analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/pricing).

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