# PWA Links

> Opens external links in your default browser. Any links that share the same origin will be unaffected. Works best if your default browser is not Firefox or if this addon is installed in a different Firefox profile than your default profile.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `pwa-links`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Onred
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 47
- **Weekly downloads:** 14
- **Rating:** 2.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.3.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-11-29
- **First published:** 2024-11-21
- **Size:** 17 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pwa-links/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Onred/pwalinks/issues](https://github.com/Onred/pwalinks/issues)

## Description

This extension requires you to download a native application to function properly. Please visit <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/cf522085c4779ca1d6999d57fe1400c938fa72e88f3dd1254559753bf7ad34f3/https%3A//github.com/Onred/pwalinks" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/Onred/pwalinks</a> for installation instructions.

Once the native application is installed, while this extension is enabled, any links to external websites will be redirected by the native application to open in your default browser. Failure to properly install the native application will result in these links becoming unresponsive until the extension is disabled.

This extension is especially useful if you use Firefox profiles for your PWAs. It allows you to treat your PWA like a native application as external links will no longer take over the application window. Instead external links open in a new (your default) browser/profile.

## Rankings

- #16,784 — Overall
- #37 — links
- #63 — broken links

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `nativeMessaging`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## 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

- [Web App Links](https://chrome-stats.com/d/web-app-links) — 1 users, 5.00 / 5
- [Handle External Links](https://chrome-stats.com/d/handle-external-links) — 1 users
- [Switcheroo v2](https://chrome-stats.com/d/switcheroo-v2)
- [Switcheroo](https://chrome-stats.com/d/switcheroo) — 3 users
- [AppLinks](https://chrome-stats.com/d/applinks) — 21 users, 5.00 / 5
- [Progressive Web Apps for Firefox](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pwas-for-firefox) — 20,014 users, 4.49 / 5
- [PWAify](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pwaify) — 35 users, 4.33 / 5
- [PWA Installer for Firefox](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pwa-installer-for-firefox) — 165 users, 2.00 / 5
- [Open in PDF Viewer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-in-pdf-viewer) — 8,489 users, 3.55 / 5
- [Open in Chrome™](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-in-chrome-1) — 1,348 users, 3.79 / 5
- [Web App Maker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/web-app-maker) — 295 users, 2.33 / 5
- [Right Links WE](https://chrome-stats.com/d/right-links) — 1,140 users, 4.85 / 5

---

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