# View Source

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

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/toggle-web-developer-toolbar?hl=ja](https://chrome-stats.com/d/toggle-web-developer-toolbar?hl=ja)

## Overview

- **ID:** `toggle-web-developer-toolbar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Baris Derin
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 882
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 4.04 / 5 (27 ratings)
- **Version:** 61.4resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2010-01-22
- **Size:** 204 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/toggle-web-developer-toolbar/)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #3,549 — Overall
- #2 — source
- #2 — source code
- #8 — resource

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

### Content script matches

- `*`
- `*.barisderin.com`

## 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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## Review summary

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.

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- [View Page Source (Mobile)](https://chrome-stats.com/d/view-page-source-mobile) — 1,954 users, 4.35 / 5
- [Quick Source Code Viewer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/quick-source-code-viewer) — 1 users
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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/toggle-web-developer-toolbar?hl=ja)