# Kitware File Viewers

> Open any file URL (link or text) with Kitware online viewers such as Glance, VolView or with desktop 3D Slicer with a right click.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/kitware-file-viewers](https://chrome-stats.com/d/kitware-file-viewers)

## Overview

- **ID:** `kitware-file-viewers`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Julien Finet
- **Category:** download-management,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Version:** 1.0.8
- **Last updated:** 2023-05-12
- **First published:** 2023-02-01
- **Size:** 2.65 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/kitware-file-viewers/)
- **Website:** [https://www.kitware.eu](https://www.kitware.eu/)

## Description

Kitware File Viewers is a cross-browser extension that lets you open any file URL with Kitware online viewers such as Glance, VolView or with desktop 3D Slicer. It provides convenient access to Kitware's online and desktop viewers for file visualization.

## Rankings

- #55,572 — Overall
- #194 — file

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `<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/kitware-file-viewers)