# Storage Explorer > Easily view, copy or search local storage content from any webpage by clicking on the extension icon. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/storage-explorer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/storage-explorer) ## Overview - **ID:** `storage-explorer` - **Platform:** Firefox - **Type:** Firefox add-on - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Weilue Luo - **Category:** web-development - **Daily users:** 45 - **Version:** 0.13.1 - **Last updated:** 2026-01-06 - **First published:** 2023-11-26 - **Size:** 140 KB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-07 - **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/storage-explorer/) - **Website:** [https://github.com/weilueluo/storage-explorer](https://github.com/weilueluo/storage-explorer) ## Description Usage Local storage and session storage maintains a separate storage area for each given origin, data persists even when the browser is closed and reopened. It gets cleared only through JavaScript, or clearing the Browser cache / Locally Stored Data. It is a JSON object. For more information about local storage, see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/localStorage This extension allow you to visualize, copy or search the content of the local/session storage easily. After clicking on the extension icon, you will see a popup, the extension will fetch the storage content live which will be loaded into the popup shortly. On the left is a tree structure displaying the keys of the current active tab's storage, on the right is the viewer of the current select node from the tree. Tree Explorer The tree structure explorer contains metadata about the value associated with this key (type, key name, has children etc...). You can collapse and expand each node by click on individual item; or collapse/expand all by clicking on the button at the top of the tree explorer. Viewer The viewer contains the full view on the current select node, you can have a look, and copy and content using the button at the top of this section. ## Rankings - #16,893 — Overall - #18 — block explorer - #22 — explore - #25 — gpt store - #27 — web store - #72 — store ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `storage` - `tabs` - `activeTab` ## Safety - **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact - **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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. > Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. [Upgrade to view the full analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/pricing). ## Similar extensions and apps - [Storage Explorer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/localstorage-explorer) — 45 users - [Local Storage Data Explorer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/local-storage-data-explorer) - [Local Storage Explorer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/local-storage-explorer) — 335 users, 3.29 / 5 - [Local Storage Spy Plus](https://chrome-stats.com/d/local-storage-spy-plus) - [LocalStorage Editor Mobile Material](https://chrome-stats.com/d/localstorage-editor-mobile) — 35 users, 5.00 / 5 - [Rapid Local Storage Browser](https://chrome-stats.com/d/rapid-local-storage-browser) - [Local File Explorer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/local-file-explorer) — 105 users, 3.00 / 5 - [Browser Storage Viewer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/browser-storage-viewer) — 1 users - [Local Storage Manager](https://chrome-stats.com/d/local-storage-manager) — 14 users - [Session Storage](https://chrome-stats.com/d/session-storage) — 25 users, 3.00 / 5 - [local-data-viewer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/local-data-viewer) — 1 users - [Session & Local Storage Copier](https://chrome-stats.com/d/session-local-storage-copier) — 14 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/storage-explorer)