# IE View WE

> Provides ability to open pages and links by Internet Explorer (Cloned IE View based on WebExtensions-based)

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/ie-view-we](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ie-view-we)

## Overview

- **ID:** `ie-view-we`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ClearCode Inc.
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 11,195
- **Weekly downloads:** 131
- **Rating:** 4.31 / 5 (75 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.6.6
- **Last updated:** 2022-08-23
- **First published:** 2017-09-07
- **Size:** 40 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ie-view-we/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/clear-code/ieview-we/issues](https://github.com/clear-code/ieview-we/issues)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ie-view-we/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ie-view-we/privacy/)

## Description

IE View WE is a Firefox extension allowing users to open web pages and links directly in Internet Explorer, ensuring compatibility with legacy websites that require IE. It is a WebExtensions-based clone of the classic IE View addon, compatible with Firefox 57 and later versions. 

To use IE View WE, users must install a native messaging host via an MSI installer or zip package. It includes functionality for specifying URLs that should automatically open in Internet Explorer using Firefox's matching pattern specification. The extension also supports managed storage, enabling system administrators to deploy fixed configurations for business environments. Additionally, it can import preferences from the original MCD configuration file, including settings for IE executable path, arguments, url lists, context menu options, and debug mode.

Note that this addon is no longer maintained and users are recommended to consider BrowserSelector as an alternative.

## Rankings

- #733 — Overall
- #100 — Other extensions
- #45 — base
- #70 — provide
- #78 — string
- #102 — explore

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `nativeMessaging`
- `storage`
- `alarms`
- `tabs`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users generally find IE View WE easy to use and effective in its function. It is appreciated for avoiding multitabs, especially when working with legacy pages that do not support certain features. However, the reviews are limited and repetitive, offering little detail on specific drawbacks or issues.

### Pros

- Easy to use and liked by users
- Works well and reliably as expected
- Useful to avoid multitabs mechanism when dealing with legacy pages

### Cons

- Not enough information to identify common cons due to limited and repetitive reviews

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ie-view-we)