Open With

Name: Open With
Rating: 3.6284 (183 reviews)
Author: Geoff Lankow

Quickly test out your web pages in Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Opera. Open With opens the current page in your other browsers with just two clicks.

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Features & Capabilities

Open With is a handy Chrome extension designed to streamline cross-browser testing. With just two clicks, you can instantly open the current webpage in other major browsers like Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Opera. This tool simplifies the workflow for developers and web designers by allowing quick checks of how pages render across different browser engines.

Note: Open With is no longer maintained.

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Version:

7.2.6 Last updated: 2021-08-28

Version code:

5287373

Creation date:

2009-03-16

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Size:

401.12KB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-20

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Ranking

# 1,477 ▲ 6

Other rankings

#165 in Web Development

#3 in openvpn keyword 9

#4 in openai chat keyword 33 ▼ 1

#5 in open vpn keyword 71

#6 in open ai keyword 60

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Developed by:

Geoff Lankow

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/open-with/

Website:

http://darktrojan.github.io/openwith/

User Reviews

Open With is praised for providing a useful open-with capability and is considered one of the few reliable options for this purpose. However, it is widely reported as no longer maintained, with compatibility issues on newer Firefox versions and some hardware. Installation is often complex, requiring Python and manual steps, and reliability varies across users. Overall, it can be very useful when it works, but maintenance and compatibility problems limit its usability for many.

Pros

Provides the core ability to open links/files in external applications directly from Firefox.
Widely regarded as one of the few, best add-ons for this purpose and described as actually working as designed.
When properly installed and configured (including the optional Python helper), it can work reliably.
Useful for opening media with external players (e.g., MPV, VLC, MPC-HC) and for workflows like YT-DLP.
Overall positive reputation as a great app / best add-on for the declared purpose.

Cons

No longer maintained by the developer; discontinued with reported compatibility issues.
Not working for many users on newer Firefox versions and some platforms (e.g., m2 Macs).
Installation is non-user-friendly and often requires Python and manual steps; described as 'Only for Unix geeks'.
Reliability concerns—some users cannot get it to work or can't obtain debugging info.

Recent reviews

❌ is no longer maintained :(

by Ko*****, 2026-03-09

by Fe*****, 2026-02-19

更新がないために移行します

by Fi*****, 2025-07-20

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Is Open With 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.

Open With requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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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.

Open With has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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