# Switch Direction

> Switch Direction in edits, useful for mixed RTL and LTR texts editing.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `switch-direction`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ebraminio
- **Category:** web-development,appearance,language-support
- **Daily users:** 187
- **Rating:** 4.71 / 5 (7 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.7resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-06-16
- **Size:** 36 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/switch-direction/)

## Description

Switch Direction is a lightweight and open-source Chrome extension designed to facilitate seamless editing of mixed right-to-left (RTL) and left-to-right (LTR) texts. This tool enables users to switch text direction on-the-fly during edits, making it especially useful for multilingual content creators, editors, and developers working with languages that have different writing directions.

By integrating Switch Direction into your browser, you can enhance productivity and ensure correct text orientation without needing to adjust settings manually. The extension is fully open-source, allowing anyone to explore, customize, or contribute to the codebase on GitHub.

## Rankings

- #8,536 — Overall
- #12 — switch
- #51 — direct link
- #55 — section
- #121 — pitch
- #163 — redirect

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `tabs`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High 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/switch-direction)