# Mudcat Browser Tools

> Adds features to Mudcat pages. 1 Italicises threads posted to since last visit. 2 Scrolls thread to first new post. 3 Persists user name and selects preview. 4 Adds quoting and linking buttons. 5 Saves and recovers text in case of failure.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/mudcat-browser-tools](https://chrome-stats.com/d/mudcat-browser-tools)

## Overview

- **ID:** `mudcat-browser-tools`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** DaveRo
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 14
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.6.3
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-22
- **First published:** 2016-01-06
- **Size:** 44 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/mudcat-browser-tools/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/mudcat-browser-tools/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/mudcat-browser-tools/privacy/)

## Description

"Mudcat Browser Tools" is a Firefox add-on that adds various features to Mudcat pages, such as thread italics, scrolling to new posts, text recovery, and more.

## Rankings

- #28,467 — Overall
- #199 — tools
- #217 — browser tab
- #219 — browser

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://*.mudcat.org/*`
- `storage`
- `webNavigation`

### Content script matches

- `*.mudcat.org`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows retrieval of a user’s browsing history, presenting a notable privacy risk.
- 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/mudcat-browser-tools)