Features & Capabilities
User Growth & Download Statistics
- By:
- Cimbali
- Daily users:
- 6,955 21
- Rating:
- 4.17 (102)
- Version:
- 1.8.1 Last updated: 2023-02-06
- Version code:
- 5350484
- Creation date:
- 2017-06-09
- Risk:
- Moderate risk impact Low risk likelihood
- Permissions:
- storage
- *://*/*.markdown
- *://*/*.md
- *://*/*.mdown
- *://*/*.mdwn
- *://*/*.mkd
- *://*/*.mkdn
- storage
- Content scripts matches:
- *
- *
- Size:
- 274.21KB
- URLs:
- Website
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Firefox Add-ons Store
- Data ingested on:
- 2026-06-18
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Permission Change History
2023-06-28: Version 1.8.1 → 2.0.2.8
Add Permissions: activeTab
Remove Permissions: *://*/*.markdown *://*/*.md *://*/*.mdown *://*/*.mdwn *://*/*.mkd *://*/*.mkdn
Add Optional permissions: *://*/*.markdown *://*/*.MARKDOWN *://*/*.md *://*/*.MD *://*/*.mdown *://*/*.MDOWN *://*/*.mdwn *://*/*.MDWN *://*/*.mkd *://*/*.MKD *://*/*.mkdn *://*/*.MKDN file://*/*.markdown file://*/*.MARKDOWN file://*/*.md file://*/*.MD file://*/*.mdown file://*/*.MDOWN file://*/*.mdwn file://*/*.MDWN file://*/*.mkd file://*/*.MKD file://*/*.mkdn file://*/*.MKDN
User Reviews
Pros
- Reliable and works as expected across Firefox versions and Linux distributions.
- Excellent for reading Markdown files; viewing a single MD file is very useful.
- Lightweight and no-fuss, with useful CSS styling options.
Cons
- Security errors in the latest release; reinstalling or rolling back to a previous version is often recommended.
- Inconsistent newline rendering in some Markdown content (CRLF vs LF) leading to unexpected results.
- Prompt to save when opening MD files can be annoying for some users.
Recent reviews
Reading a single md file is very useful
by go*****, 2025-12-17
Works flawlessly.
by As*****, 2025-10-08
Work excellently for my use case (.md file via internet). The example CSS help a ton.
by Re*****, 2025-05-22
Is Markdown Viewer Webext Safe?
Risk impact
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.
Markdown Viewer Webext 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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Risk likelihood
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.
Markdown Viewer Webext has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
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