# SocketControl

> Control Firefox from a UNIX socket.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/socketcontrol?hl=es](https://chrome-stats.com/d/socketcontrol?hl=es)

## Overview

- **ID:** `socketcontrol`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** karabaja4
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 1.5
- **Last updated:** 2022-04-08
- **First published:** 2022-02-11
- **Size:** 8.50 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/socketcontrol/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/karabaja4/firefox-socket-control](https://github.com/karabaja4/firefox-socket-control)

## Description

SocketControl is a Firefox add-on that enables you to control Firefox using a UNIX socket. It works with a Node.js Native Messaging App, which can be found in the extension's GitHub repository.

## Rankings

- #108,702 — Overall
- #193 — rocket

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `nativeMessaging`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Facilitates communication between extensions and native applications, usually low risk if managed correctly.
- 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/socketcontrol?hl=es)