# XKCD Explainer

> Adds a button to every XKCD webcomic that links to the relevant page in explainxkcd.com

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `xkcd-explainer`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Yechiel K
- **Category:** games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 118
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 4.88 / 5 (8 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-26
- **First published:** 2018-10-07
- **Size:** 8.18 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/xkcd-explainer/)

## Description

XKCD Explainer is a Firefox add-on that simplifies understanding of XKCD comics. It provides a button on each comic that directs you to the corresponding page on explainxkcd.com

## Rankings

- #10,745 — Overall
- #193 — comic
- #218 — reference
- #223 — puzzle

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `*.xkcd.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- 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/xkcd-explainer)