# Switch to old Reddit

> Adds an option on the Context Menu to switch from the new reddit website to the old reddit website. Only works when the active tab is on www.reddit.com.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `switch-to-old-reddit`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Felix Binder
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Rating:** 4.67 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2019-05-07
- **First published:** 2019-05-06
- **Size:** 8.06 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/switch-to-old-reddit/)

## Description

Switch to old Reddit add-on is a Firefox extension that adds a convenient option on the Context Menu to seamlessly switch from the new reddit website to the old reddit website. This add-on is only active when the current tab is on www.reddit.com.

## Rankings

- #58,579 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- 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-to-old-reddit)