# about:about Button

> A WebExtension to quickly open about:\* pages.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `firefox-about-button`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ExE Boss
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 47
- **Rating:** 3.91 / 5 (11 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.1.21resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-04-11
- **Size:** 1.10 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/firefox-about-button/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/ExE-Boss/about-button/issues](https://github.com/ExE-Boss/about-button/issues)

## Description

The **about:about Button** is a lightweight WebExtension designed to provide users with quick and easy access to about:* pages directly from the browser's toolbar. Inspired by the popular Firefox add-ons by Button Guy, Kevin Hartmann, and Gary Kwong, this extension adds a convenient button that, when clicked, opens various about: pages like about:config, about:plugins, and more.

Utilizing the distinctive Pastel SVG icon set by Michael Buckley, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial Share Alike 4.0, the extension offers both functionality and appealing visual integration. Please note that due to current WebExtension API limitations, some about: pages may appear greyed out and cannot be opened, reflecting ongoing browser restrictions.

Ideal for power users and developers looking for faster navigation to internal browser pages, the about:about Button streamlines accessing browser settings and diagnostics without typing URLs manually.

## Rankings

- #16,442 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- 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/firefox-about-button)