External Application Button (WebExtension)

A highly customizable external application button and context-menu items
What is External Application Button (WebExtension)?
External Application Button (WebExtension) is a customizable Firefox add-on. It creates toolbar buttons and context menu items allowing you to share data, including web pages or selected text, with other applications or browsers, such as Chrome, Opera, or Internet Explorer. It can also send image URLs to a photo editor of your choice, or download links to an external download manager. A minimally sized native client is required to be manually installed for functionality.
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Add-on stats

Users: 687 ▲ 7
Rating: 4.42 (43)
Version: 0.5.8 (Last updated: 2024-11-21)
Creation date: 2016-12-28
Weekly download count: 22
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • contextMenus
  • nativeMessaging
  • downloads
  • notifications
  • declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
  • scripting
Size: 170.06K
URLs: Website

Ranking

# 3787 ▼ 2
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Other platforms

External Application Launcher (v0.5.8)
4.26 (43) 5,000
External Application Launcher (v0.5.7)
4.00 (1) 1,361
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Add-on summary

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External Application Button allows you to define highly customizable toolbar button and context menu items for Firefox browser. Using this application for instance you can send current page to Chrome, Opera, or Internet explorer browsers. Or send selected text to a text editor like Notepad++ or Sublime Text. It is even possible to directly send image URLs to a photo editor of your choice or send download links to an external download manager like FlashGot extension in Firefox.

Note that in order for this application to work, there is a minimal native client that needs to be installed manually. Instruction on how to install the minimal client is shown once an application is added to the list. For more info watch the video tutorials or visit add-on's homepage.

Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTOHWbX7dKU Windows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18jAqTXBiZA Linux and Mac: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB4Bj_APg4g

If you have a question regarding this application or need help integration this application to an external executable please post your question in the discussion section of add-on's homepage

User reviews

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Pros
  • Works great with various applications.
  • Easy to set up with a guided setup page.
  • Keeps the addon up to date.
Cons
  • Some auxiliary functions do not work.
  • Issues with right-click menu and context menu options missing after updates.
Most mentioned
  • Addon functions properly after updates.
  • User-friendly setup process.
  • Request for multiple button functionality.
Recent reviews
Awesome work! I think I wanted such feature like *forever*
by Nocturne, 2024-09-17
by Firefox user 17961461, 2024-05-10
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

External Application Button (WebExtension) requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

External Application Button (WebExtension) is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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