# Open With

> 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.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `open-with`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Geoff Lankow
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 3,404
- **Weekly downloads:** 33
- **Rating:** 3.62 / 5 (182 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.2.6
- **Last updated:** 2021-08-28
- **First published:** 2009-03-16
- **Size:** 401 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/open-with/)
- **Website:** [http://darktrojan.github.io/openwith/](http://darktrojan.github.io/openwith/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/open-with/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/open-with/privacy/)

## Description

**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*Note: Open With is no longer maintained.*

## Rankings

- #1,524 — Overall
- #163 — Web Development
- #3 — openvpn
- #4 — openai chat
- #5 — open vpn
- #5 — openclaw

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `downloads`
- `nativeMessaging`
- `storage`
- `tabs`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

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 However, it is widely reported as no longer maintained, with compatibility issues on newer Firefox versions and some hardware.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.

## Similar extensions and apps

- [Open With for Microsoft Edge](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-with-microsoft-edge) — 157 users, 2.29 / 5
- [Open With for Internet Explorer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-with-internet-explorer) — 1,627 users, 2.63 / 5
- [Open With Google Chrome](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-with-google-chrome) — 1,185 users, 3.05 / 5
- [Open in Chrome](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-in-chrome) — 50 users
- [Open with anything](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-with-anything)
- [Open With Opera](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-with-opera) — 41 users, 3.27 / 5
- [Open With Vivaldi Browser](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-with-vivaldi-browser) — 23 users, 3.67 / 5
- [OpenWith | Browser Chooser](https://chrome-stats.com/d/openwith-browser-chooser) — 1 users
- [Open in Google Chrome Browser](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-in-chrome-browser) — 4,682 users, 3.60 / 5
- [Open in Chromium Browser](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-in-chromium-browser) — 151 users, 3.43 / 5
- [Open in MS Edge™ Browser](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-in-microsoft-edge-browser) — 1,428 users, 4.21 / 5
- [Open in Opera](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-in-opera-browser) — 257 users, 4.42 / 5

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-with)