View Source

Name: View Source
Rating: 4.037 (27 reviews)
Author: Baris Derin

By: Baris Derin

View Source button to easily open up View Source tab for the web page.

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Features & Capabilities

The View Source Chrome extension adds a convenient button to your browser, allowing you to quickly open the View Source tab for any webpage you visit. This extension simplifies the process of inspecting the underlying HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code by eliminating the need to use keyboard shortcuts or menu navigation.

Designed for developers, designers, or curious users, View Source provides a hassle-free way to view a webpage's source code with just one click. Its lightweight design ensures fast performance without any distractions or unnecessary features.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Daily users:

Rating:

Version:

61.4resigned1 Last updated: 2024-04-25

Version code:

5726058

Creation date:

2010-01-22

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
storage
management
activeTab
downloads
contextMenus
<all_urls>
http://*/*
https://*/*
cookies

Content scripts matches:

*
*.barisderin.com

Size:

204.36KB

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-15

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 3,399

Other rankings

#2 in source keyword 20 #2 in source code keyword 13 #9 in resource keyword 25

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Developed by:

Baris Derin

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/toggle-web-developer-toolbar/

User Reviews

Users frequently praise the add-on’s simplicity and usefulness — calling it handy and easy to use. However, multiple reviewers report it fails to work for them (button does nothing). Several users also complain about the very sparse description/documentation, and at least one reviewer expressed suspicion about safety.

Pros

Simple, handy button that makes viewing source easier (multiple users called it useful).
Well-liked by several users — described as great, amazing, and enjoyable.
Easy to use / minimal and straightforward functionality (several mentions of simplicity).

Cons

Some users report it doesn’t work — clicking the view-source button does nothing (multiple reports).
Poor or extremely brief product description / lack of information causes confusion (mentioned by multiple reviewers).
At least one reviewer flagged the add-on as suspicious/potentially unsafe, raising trust concerns.

Recent reviews

Does absolutely nothing!

by Ca*****, 2025-08-15

by 远离*****, 2025-04-01

by 退出*****, 2025-02-17

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Is View Source Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

View Source requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

View Source has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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