Panic Button

Name: Panic Button
Rating: 4.1944 (36 reviews)
Author: AE Creations

Quickly hide all browser windows with a click of a button.

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Panic Button Chrome Extension

Panic Button is a privacy-focused browser extension designed to quickly hide all your browser windows at the click of a button or the press of the F8 key. Ideal for moments when you want to prevent others—such as your boss, teacher, or roommates—from seeing the websites you are viewing.

Key Features:

Hide all open browser windows instantly and display a customizable webpage of your choice.
Toggle visibility by clicking the Panic Button again to restore your session.
Multiple action options including Hide and Replace, Minimize All Windows, Minimize Current Window, or Close All Windows.
Fully customizable toolbar button with 20 icons or your own image.
Shortcut key (default F8) configurable via the Add-ons Manager.

Note: Certain browser privacy settings may affect the extension’s functionality. Downloads continue in the background unless windows are closed.

Panic Button provides a discreet and efficient way to protect your browsing privacy in professional or personal environments.

Add-on Privacy & Security Productivity Utilities

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Daily users:

Rating:

Version:

5.1 Last updated: 2025-06-12

Version code:

5968201

Creation date:

2008-04-10

Risk:

Permissions:

cookies
menus
storage
tabs
tabGroups

Size:

329.53KB

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 1,946 ▼ 14

Other rankings

#356 in Privacy & Security ▼ 2 #32 in button for google keyword 54 ▼ 1 #33 in tons keyword 40 ▲ 1 #162 in progress keyword 21 ▼ 3

User reviews

Pros

Works quickly to hide tabs
Useful for privacy while browsing
Responsive add-on
Customizable toolbar button

Cons

Doesn't always work as expected, with issues like tabs being restored unnecessarily
Some users experienced loss of tabs
Limited customization options for tab restoration
Problems with private window functionality

Recent reviews

Quickly but if I open firefox again all tabs are here ... no safety

by Al*****, 2024-10-14

by Fi*****, 2024-05-29

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Extension safety

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.

Panic Button 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.

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 Browser Add-ons, 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.

Panic Button is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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