# Stop button

> Adds a stop button to the browser toolbar. Simply a stop button, otherwise similar to what the browser normally has, but this does not transform to a reload button at the wrong moment.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `stop-button`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** kiheru
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 339
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 3.92 / 5 (12 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.3resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-12-10
- **Size:** 9.60 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/stop-button/)

## Description

Stop Button is a Firefox add-on that adds a stop button to the browser toolbar. It prevents the browser from transforming the button into a reload button and allows users to conveniently stop page loading. The button can be customized to the preferred location on the toolbar.

## Rankings

- #6,325 — Overall
- #8 — stop
- #69 — tons
- #103 — button for google
- #138 — moment
- #207 — transform

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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/stop-button)