HTTP Version Indicator

Adds a color-based indicator for the HTTP version of the top‐level document of a tab in the address bar.
What is HTTP Version Indicator?
HTTP Version Indicator is a Firefox add-on that adds a color-based indicator for the HTTP version of the top-level document in the address bar. Green indicates HTTP 3.0, cyan indicates HTTP 2.0, yellow indicates HTTP 1.1, orange indicates HTTP 1.0, and white indicates an unknown HTTP version.

Add-on stats

Users: 27 ▼ -1
Rating: 5.00 (2)
Version: 2 (Last updated: 2021-05-08)
Creation date: 2020-11-18
Weekly download count: 1
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
  • webRequest
Size: 13.57K

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Not available on Chrome
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

Adds a color-based indicator for the HTTP version of the top‐level document of a tab in the address bar. Green indicates HTTP 3.0, cyan indicates HTTP 2.0, yellow indicates HTTP 1.1, orange indicates HTTP 1.0, and white indicates an unknown HTTP version.

The network.http.http3.enabled about:config preference must be enabled for Firefox to make HTTP 3.0 connections. Sites known to use HTTP 3.0 include Cloudflare, Facebook, Google, Google News, Google Translate, Instagram, Microsoft News, Windows Blogs, and YouTube as well as some Cloudflare-hosted sites that have apparently opted into the functionality, such as Android Police. Certain applications may block HTTP 3.0 connections in Firefox, such as Avast Free Antivirus.

Note that indicator icons will not appear on pages loaded via service workers unless the dom.serviceWorkers.enabled about:config preference is disabled. If that preference is disabled after one has already loaded such a page, one may need to bypass their browser cache by, for example, accessing the relevant page and pressing Ctrl+F5 to get the indicator icon to appear. Sites known to use service workers include Fastmail, Gmail, Mozilla Discourse, and Twitter.

Also note that a page must be loaded after the extension is enabled for indicator icons to appear.

Known Issues:

  • The indicator icon isn't displayed on some addons.mozilla.org pages.
  • The indicator icon background color is only optimized for Firefox's native dark theme and may appear excessively dark when paired with lighter themes.
  • The extension is only localized for English.

User reviews

Way better then the alternatives, you can tell the version on one glace. Wish there was an option to toggle the style to something with numbers so it's more clear what version is used. Otherwise you have to remember the colors.
by RAYs3T, 2021-03-18

by Vedun, 2020-11-18
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

HTTP Version Indicator requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

HTTP Version Indicator has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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