# Page Edit

> Make any webpage into a content editable document and modify it via toolbar popup!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/page-edit-design-mode](https://chrome-stats.com/d/page-edit-design-mode)

## Overview

- **ID:** `page-edit-design-mode`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** keller
- **Category:** web-development,appearance,other,tabs
- **Daily users:** 1,506
- **Weekly downloads:** 27
- **Rating:** 3.93 / 5 (15 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.1.9
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-10
- **First published:** 2019-11-27
- **Size:** 251 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/page-edit-design-mode/)
- **Website:** [https://mybrowseraddon.com/page-edit.html](https://mybrowseraddon.com/page-edit.html)

## Description

**Page Edit** is a powerful Chrome extension that allows you to convert any HTML webpage into a content editable document. Activate it via the toolbar popup and toggle editing mode on to make live changes directly on the page.

The extension features a user-friendly toolbar popup with multiple text editing tools. Simply select the text on the page and use the popup controls to modify text styles easily. A Design Mode banner appears when editing is enabled to indicate active status.

This add-on works only on the current tab and does not run background processes when turned off, ensuring minimal resource use. It's ideal for quick content tweaks, prototyping, or note-taking on live web pages. For feedback or feature requests, check the add-on's homepage. A YouTube review is also available for a visual walkthrough.

## Rankings

- #2,641 — Overall
- #242 — Tabs
- #297 — Web Development
- #16 — web page
- #22 — page
- #41 — documentation

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `scripting`
- `activeTab`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

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

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## Review summary

Users praise Page Edit as an easy, effective on-page editor with useful, Word-like formatting for note-taking and research. Repeated complaints center on buggy color/highlight controls, limited deletion of elements (especially table cells), and awkward toolbar/design-mode activation. Some report it edits mainly text without direct HTML access. Overall useful but needs fixes to controls and deletion features.

### Pros

- Works reliably and is easy to use — multiple users call it effective and "works as intended".
- Good for taking notes and lightweight on-page editing; helpful for researching and saving/extracting content.
- Offers rich text-editing features (formatting and highlighting/background color options) reminiscent of word-processor tools.

### Cons

- Highlighting and background-color controls are reported buggy or non-functional by several users.
- Limited deletion capabilities — users report inability to remove certain elements (notably table cells) and request a dedicated delete mode.
- Toolbar/activation and design-mode controls are awkward: the toolbar popup can be unclickable and users ask for a toolbar toggle or auto-enable design mode.
- Editing scope limitations: some users say it mainly edits text and lacks direct access to plain HTML; design-mode can alter the URL on print.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/page-edit-design-mode)