# Phone Caller > Call phone numbers using your default calling app Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/phone-caller](https://chrome-stats.com/d/phone-caller) ## Overview - **ID:** `phone-caller` - **Platform:** Firefox - **Type:** Firefox add-on - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** MarkHax - **Category:** other - **Daily users:** 16 - **Weekly downloads:** 2 - **Rating:** 2.00 / 5 (1 ratings) - **Version:** 1.0 - **Last updated:** 2025-06-08 - **First published:** 2025-06-05 - **Size:** 27 KB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-08 - **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/phone-caller/) ## Description A simple Firefox extension that allows you to call phone numbers directly using your default calling app via right-click context menu. - ๐Ÿ“ž Right-Click Calling: Select any phone number and right-click to call - ๐ŸŽฏ Universal Integration: Uses standard tel: protocol - works with any calling app - ๐Ÿงช Test Feature: Test calling from the extension popup - ๐Ÿš€ Lightweight: Minimal code, maximum functionality Right-Click Context Menu
  1. Select any phone number text on a webpage
  2. Right-click and choose "Call [number]"
  3. Your default calling app will open with the number
Extension Popup
  1. Click the extension icon in the Firefox toolbar
  2. Enter a phone number in the test field
  3. Click "Test Call" to verify it works
Supported Phone Number Formats The extension recognizes various phone number formats: - +1-555-123-4567 - (555) 123-4567 - 555.123.4567 - 555 123 4567 - +44 20 7946 0958 (International) - Numbers with extensions: 555-123-4567 ext. 123 Compatible Calling Apps Since this uses the standard tel: protocol, it works with: - Microsoft Teams - Skype - Zoom Phone - WhatsApp Desktop - System default phone app - Any app that registers for tel: links This extension: - Only processes phone numbers locally in your browser - Does not send any data to external servers - Does not track your browsing or calling activity - Only accesses webpage content to detect selected phone numbers - Here is a git for the project https://github.com/markhaxx/phone-caller ## Rankings - #27,106 โ€” Overall - #61 โ€” phone ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `activeTab` - `contextMenus` ### Content script matches - `` ## Safety - **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact - **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood ### Analysis details - Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site. - This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe. > Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. [Upgrade to view the full analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/pricing). ## Similar extensions and apps - [CallSwitch](https://chrome-stats.com/d/callswitch) โ€” 77 users, 3.00 / 5 - [Click to Call](https://chrome-stats.com/d/phone-links) โ€” 149 users, 3.75 / 5 - [Communicator Call](https://chrome-stats.com/d/communicator-call) โ€” 329 users, 4.38 / 5 - [CallSwitch One Click to Dial](https://chrome-stats.com/d/callswitch-one-click-to-dial) โ€” 43 users, 1.00 / 5 - [FoxTel Click To Call](https://chrome-stats.com/d/foxtel-click-to-call) โ€” 1 users - [Comms X Call](https://chrome-stats.com/d/comms-x-call) โ€” 1 users - [CallClerk Dial via FF](https://chrome-stats.com/d/callclerk-dial-via-firefox) โ€” 1 users, 1.00 / 5 - [S-Net Connect Call](https://chrome-stats.com/d/snetconnect) โ€” 85 users, 5.00 / 5 - [CallLinks: Click-to-Call](https://chrome-stats.com/d/calllinks-click-to-call) โ€” 3 users - [8x8 Web Dialer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/8x8-webdialer) โ€” 87 users, 3.00 / 5 - [CrazyCall Click to Call](https://chrome-stats.com/d/crazycall-click-to-call) โ€” 1 users - [ParsVTCRM Click2Dial](https://chrome-stats.com/d/parsvtcrm-click2dial-extension) โ€” 8 users, 5.00 / 5 --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/phone-caller)