# url2app

> Open any page, link or media in any external app. No running native client required.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/url2app](https://chrome-stats.com/d/url2app)

## Overview

- **ID:** `url2app`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Andrei Shevchuk
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 12
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3.2
- **Last updated:** 2023-07-07
- **First published:** 2023-06-30
- **Size:** 29 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/url2app/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/shvchk/url2app](https://github.com/shvchk/url2app)

## Description

"url2app" is a Firefox add-on that allows you to open any page, link, or media in any external app. It eliminates the need for a native client and allows you to choose which app opens which URL.

## Rankings

- #31,149 — Overall
- #121 — app
- #192 — apps

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `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/url2app)