# XDebug WebExt

> XDebug helper, provides debug session, profiling and trace activation/deactivation on a per domain/container basis using cookies via an action icon.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `xdebug-webext`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Pierre
- **Category:** web-development,other
- **Daily users:** 13
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-10-05
- **Size:** 22 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/xdebug-webext/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/pounard/xdebug-webext](https://github.com/pounard/xdebug-webext)

## Description

XDebug WebExt is a Firefox add-on that allows users to enable or disable XDebug's debug, profiling, and trace features via a browser action icon. It provides debug session, profiling, and trace activation/deactivation on a per domain/container basis using cookies.

## Rankings

- #29,309 — Overall
- #37 — debug
- #45 — deactivate

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `activeTab`
- `cookies`
- `storage`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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/xdebug-webext)