# WebAppFind

> Opens desktop files into web apps.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `webappfind`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Brett Zamir
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,web-development
- **Version:** 3.4.4resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-26
- **First published:** 2018-10-15
- **Size:** 540 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/webappfind/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/brettz9/webappfind/issues](https://github.com/brettz9/webappfind/issues)

## Description

WebAppFind is a Firefox add-on that allows you to open desktop files into web apps. Currently only available for Mac, it requires installation of a specific executable or building from source.

## Rankings

- #138,458 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `nativeMessaging`
- `<all_urls>`
- `contextMenus`
- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `webNavigation`
- `history`
- `webRequest`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `alarms`
- `browsingData`
- `contextualIdentities`
- `downloads`
- `downloads.open`
- `find`
- `identity`
- `menus`
- `pkcs11`
- `privacy`
- `proxy`
- `sessions`
- `storage`
- `tabHide`
- `theme`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/webappfind)