By: Jakub Bielecki
In Google Docs, immediately switch to View Mode after entering any document. This is both to avoid visual clutter and to avoid accidental edits 🐱 Last tested in April 2025.
Features & Capabilities
User Growth & Download Statistics
Manifest V2 Add-on
- By:
- Jakub Bielecki
- Daily users:
- 7
- Version:
- 1.0 Last updated: 2025-04-28
- Version code:
- 5936693
- Creation date:
- 2025-04-25
- Risk:
- Moderate risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
- Content scripts matches:
- docs.google.com
- docs.google.com
- Size:
- 20.59KB
- URLs:
- Website
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Firefox Add-ons Store
- Data ingested on:
- 2026-06-16
- Compare stats and ranking:
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Risk impact
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Google Docs default to View Mode requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Request access to the following domains: google.com
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Risk likelihood
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Google Docs default to View Mode is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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