# Finicky

> The Official Finicky Browser Extension. Requires Finicky (macOS only). Opens links in other applications by right clicking them or clicking them while pressing alt.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `finicky`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** John Sterling
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 53
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Version:** 0.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-30
- **First published:** 2021-03-18
- **Size:** 56 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/finicky/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/johnste/finicky](https://github.com/johnste/finicky)

## Description

"Finicky" is the official Firefox add-on for Finicky, a macOS-only application that enables opening links in other applications by right-clicking them or pressing alt.

## Rankings

- #15,747 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<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/finicky)