# Smart Text

> Smart text substitutions on-the-fly when you input. Replace straight quotes with curly quotes (smart quotes), dumb dashes with en-dash/em-dash (smart dashes), 3 dots with ellipsis, and 6 dots with 2 mid-line ellipsis (used in Chinese).

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/smart-text-substitution](https://chrome-stats.com/d/smart-text-substitution)

## Overview

- **ID:** `smart-text-substitution`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** MetroWind
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 16
- **Rating:** 2.00 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4.1
- **Last updated:** 2019-05-07
- **First published:** 2017-11-21
- **Size:** 43 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/smart-text-substitution/)

## Description

Smart Text is a powerful Firefox add-on that automatically replaces straight quotes with curly quotes, dumb dashes with smart dashes, 3 dots with ellipsis, and 6 dots with 2 mid-line ellipsis. Enhance your text input with proper typography and punctuation effortlessly.

## Rankings

- #26,915 — Overall
- #45 — smart
- #56 — smart tool
- #70 — smartbook
- #82 — smartphone

## Permissions and access

### 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.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/smart-text-substitution)