# Open in Colab

> Open a Github-hosted notebook in Google Colab

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `open-in-colab`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Suraj
- **Category:** web-development,tabs
- **Daily users:** 356
- **Weekly downloads:** 5
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-26
- **First published:** 2018-11-05
- **Size:** 25 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/open-in-colab/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/electron0zero/open\_in\_colab](https://github.com/electron0zero/open_in_colab)

## Description

"Open in Colab" is a Firefox add-on that allows you to open a Github-hosted notebook in Google Colab. It is a port of the original Chrome extension.

## Rankings

- #6,153 — Overall
- #38 — open ai
- #38 — open vpn
- #40 — notebook
- #41 — openvpn
- #48 — openclaw

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- 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-in-colab)