# Redirect .dev to .localhost

> Redirects \*://\*.dev to http://\*.localhost

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/redirect-dev-to-localhost](https://chrome-stats.com/d/redirect-dev-to-localhost)

## Overview

- **ID:** `redirect-dev-to-localhost`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Maciej Krüger
- **Category:** web-development,other
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Version:** 2.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-26
- **First published:** 2018-09-14
- **Size:** 47 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/redirect-dev-to-localhost/)

## Description

Redirect .dev to .localhost is a Firefox add-on that automatically redirects all URLs with the .dev domain to the .localhost domain. This add-on ensures seamless browsing experience and saves time by automatically replacing .dev with .localhost in the URL.

## Rankings

- #63,274 — Overall
- #228 — redirect

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `*://*.dev/*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows the extension to observe and analyze traffic in flight for the selected hosts.
- 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/redirect-dev-to-localhost)