# Open as Text

> Provides a context menu for opening links as text/plain.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-as-text](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-as-text)

## Overview

- **ID:** `open-as-text`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Chris Midgley
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 26
- **Rating:** 2.33 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-01-31
- **Size:** 8.62 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/open-as-text/)

## Description

Open as Text is a Firefox WebExtension that provides a context menu for opening links as text/plain. It serves as a replacement for the one feature of Open in Browser that I use frequently.

## Rankings

- #21,853 — Overall
- #137 — open vpn
- #144 — open ai
- #167 — openvpn
- #181 — openclaw
- #198 — openai

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `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/open-as-text)