# SessionResize

> Simply open a new window and close it to force Firefox to resize his window. Useful when restoring session on a tilling manager (such as i3).

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `sessionresize`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Steven
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2019-12-22
- **First published:** 2019-12-22
- **Size:** 9.67 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/sessionresize/)

## Description

SessionResize is a Firefox add-on designed to address the bug of Firefox windows not being properly resized when restoring a session on tiling managers. By simply opening and closing a new window, this add-on ensures that Firefox is correctly resized on tiling managers like i3.

## Rankings

- #98,009 — Overall

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- This permission has no access or impact on the user's system or data, thus carrying no risk.
- 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/sessionresize)