Handle External Links

Name: Handle External Links
Author: HarshRaj2717

Prevents external links on all sites from opening directly. Instead, shows a popup with the link and a copy button. Useful for Firefox PWAs where clicking external URLs would otherwise replace your current app window, which isn't great for an app.

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handle-external-links

TLDR: handle-external-links extension for firefox - disables default behaviour of an external url click on all sites and provides a popup to copy the url instead.

This extension is made mainly with Firefox PWA in mind - I have faced this issue that I am using some site as a firefox PWA, say discord, and someone sends me a URL which I want to open but I click on that external URL and it runs in the same window closing discord, which is not something you ever want from an app. Hence, this extension disables this default behaviour for external links on all sites and shows a popup to copy the URL instead.

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Add-on

By:

HarshRaj2717

Daily users:

Version:

2.0 Last updated: 2025-07-24

Version code:

5997250

Creation date:

2025-07-08

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Permissions:

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>

Size:

10.40KB

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Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-19

Compare stats and ranking:

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# 94,643 ▲ 950

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#20 in handle keyword 36 ▼ 1

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Developed by:

HarshRaj2717

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/handle-external-links/

Website:

https://github.com/HarshRaj2717/handle-external-links

Is Handle External Links Safe?

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Handle External Links requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Handle External Links is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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