# Tools for MDN

> Opens your MDN Plus collection in a sidebar, allows you to search MDN Web docs from the address bar or from a context menu item (select text first).

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/tools-for-mdn](https://chrome-stats.com/d/tools-for-mdn)

## Overview

- **ID:** `tools-for-mdn`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Paul
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,web-development
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 0.1
- **Last updated:** 2022-04-29
- **First published:** 2022-04-28
- **Size:** 32 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tools-for-mdn/)

## Description

Tools for MDN is a Firefox add-on that provides convenient tools for navigating and searching MDN Web docs. It allows you to access your MDN Plus collection in a sidebar and search directly from the address bar or a context menu item. Enhance your MDN Web docs experience with Tools for MDN.

## Rankings

- #88,691 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Can change search providers, which could redirect searches to malicious sites, posing moderate risk.
- 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/tools-for-mdn)