# SLext

> Open source ShareLatex/Overleaf extension that adds features for an improved editing experience!

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `slext`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** hrjakobsen
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 20
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.8.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-03-01
- **First published:** 2017-02-14
- **Size:** 435 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/slext/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/hrjakobsen/slext/issues](https://github.com/hrjakobsen/slext/issues)

## Description

SLext is an open source ShareLatex/Overleaf extension that adds features such as file tabs, quick file opening, setting a main file to compile, and more. Improve your editing experience with SLext!

## Rankings

- #24,280 — Overall
- #197 — cursors

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `www.sharelatex.com`
- `*.overleaf.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial 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/slext)