# xkcd Enhancer

> This extension displays an explain button on xkcd.com, and redirects to m.xkcd.com, if the device is mobile.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `xkcdenhancer`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** AstroRP
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 4
- **Version:** 1.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-23
- **First published:** 2019-03-20
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/xkcdenhancer/)

## Description

<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/3cb03af7729ddc36fb15b84703f687417447c6037b2312e2afb63eecb7e09e65/http%3A//xkcd.com" rel="nofollow">xkcd.com</a> has a less known mobile version: <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/1a435bddcd45a414d64eb628504d9ea663802d9638fc1b5e462d4cdf29d3740c/http%3A//m.xkcd.com" rel="nofollow">m.xkcd.com</a>. This extension redirects to the mobile site, if the device is detected to be mobile. An explain button is also added to the site, which links to <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/1d07feb0ce8d6bd1c1a963c6a94f2a2825d4dc7b6e18f0a5f473e95a1cf71598/http%3A//explainxkcd.com" rel="nofollow">explainxkcd.com</a>.

## Rankings

- #48,708 — Overall
- #225 — enhance

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://xkcd.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `*.xkcd.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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/xkcdenhancer)