# Text File Viewer

> View plain text files in the browser. Display plain text files within the browser, offering users a convenient solution for viewing text-based content without the need for external applications.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/text-file-viewer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/text-file-viewer)

## Overview

- **ID:** `text-file-viewer`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ife
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 6
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-05-06
- **First published:** 2024-05-05
- **Size:** 171 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/text-file-viewer/)

## Rankings

- #41,008 — Overall
- #117 — file
- #197 — viewer

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `tabs`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `*://*/*.ans`
- `*://*/*.ansi`
- `*://*/*.bbs`
- `file:///*`

### Content script matches

- ``

## 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/text-file-viewer)