# view-current-source

> View the source code of a page at its current state.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/view-current-source](https://chrome-stats.com/d/view-current-source)

## Overview

- **ID:** `view-current-source`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Thomas Greiner
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 29
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Version:** 1.7.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-07-14
- **First published:** 2024-07-06
- **Size:** 335 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/view-current-source/)
- **Website:** [https://www.greinr.com](https://www.greinr.com/)

## Description

View the source code of a page as it is at the moment you look at it.
➤ View the source code of dynamically generated pages.
➤ View the source code that is embedded in the page.
➤ View the source code the way you want.

To view the page's source code, either:
➤ Right-click and select "view current source" from the context menu.
➤ Use the keyboard shortcut (CTRL+Shift+U).

As with "View page source", you can search the source code with "CTRL+F" to find the code section that you're looking for.

Please feel free to suggest more features. Just leave a comment below or contact/follow me on Mastodon:
<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/b368a3560954b0c1ed67978d2cd4273892e5a63ebc410acb54df635d38c9349e/https%3A//social.greinr.com/%40thomas" rel="nofollow">https://social.greinr.com/@thomas</a>

## Rankings

- #20,867 — Overall
- #26 — source
- #33 — source code
- #46 — resource
- #78 — currency
- #79 — torrent

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`
- `scripting`
- `storage`
- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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.

> Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. [Upgrade to view the full analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/pricing).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/view-current-source)