# View Source Switch

> One-click switch between web page and view-source

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `view-source-switch`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Florent Tassy
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 6
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-10-31
- **First published:** 2020-11-16
- **Size:** 280 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/view-source-switch/)
- **Website:** [https://gitlab.com/florent\_tassy/view-source-switch](https://gitlab.com/florent_tassy/view-source-switch)

## Description

View Source Switch is a Firefox add-on that allows one-click switching between the active tab's web page and its view-source. It provides a convenient way to easily switch between the two views.

## Rankings

- #40,231 — Overall
- #42 — source
- #63 — source code
- #85 — resource
- #102 — switch

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `contextMenus`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

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