# Something Awful Last Read Redux

> Enhances the Something Awful forums with a host of new and exciting features including thread highlighting, post highlighting, a page navigator, quick reply, mouse gestures, keyboard shortcuts, user notes, avatar hiding, and much, much more!

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `salr-redux`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** astral
- **Category:** social-communication
- **Daily users:** 447
- **Version:** 2.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-11-26
- **First published:** 2017-12-31
- **Size:** 466 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/salr-redux/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/astral-sa/salr-chrome/issues](https://github.com/astral-sa/salr-chrome/issues)

## Description

**Something Awful Last Read Redux** is a powerful Chrome extension designed to enhance your experience on the Something Awful forums. It introduces a suite of features such as thread and post highlighting, a page navigator, quick reply functionality, mouse gestures, keyboard shortcuts, user notes, avatar hiding, and much more. These tools help streamline navigation and interaction within the forums, making participation more efficient and enjoyable.

This version represents an early Firefox port of the original SALR Redux for Chrome, incorporating many features absent in the legacy Firefox version but may have some bugs during use. Users are encouraged to report any issues on the GitHub issues page for swift resolution and improvement. Whether you’re a frequent forum user or a newcomer, this extension significantly upgrades your Something Awful forum experience.

## Rankings

- #5,327 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://forums.somethingawful.com/*`
- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `unlimitedStorage`

### Content script matches

- `forums.somethingawful.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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/salr-redux)