# Panic Button

> A one-press escape hatch: silence and pause every playing tab, pop open a plausible spreadsheet page, and optionally minimize the window — all from a keyboard shortcut or the toolbar. Undo the mute anytime.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `paniccbutton`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** nico^^
- **Category:** web-development,privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0.3.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-15
- **First published:** 2026-07-12
- **Size:** 26 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/paniccbutton/)

## Rankings

- #63,927 — Overall
- #129 — spreadsheet

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High 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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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/paniccbutton)