Open Page in Private Window: Firefox Extension
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"Open Page in Private Window" is a Firefox extension that enables you to easily open a copy of the current page in a new Private Window. This is useful for reading articles on websites that limit the number of articles you can read per month. This extension does not clear your browsing history or close the original tab. You can activate this extension from the "Open Page in Private Window" context menu item or an optional toolbar button.
WARNING: You must allow Firefox to run this extension in Private Windows! Otherwise it can't open pages in Private Windows, which is the whole point of this extension. :) Here are Mozilla's instructions for granting the "Run in Private Windows" permission when you install the extension or later in about:addons: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/extensions-private-browsing
Please feel free to send me new or corrected translations in email or on GitHub. The code is licensed under the Mozilla Public License Version 2.0.
The ghost icon was created by Daniele De Santis and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
User reviews
- Does exactly what it says it does.
- Convenient and easy to use.
- No extra permissions required.
- Doesn't work in certain versions of Firefox (e.g., 71.0b4, 75).
- Issues with the context menu not functioning as expected.
- Potential conflicts with other add-ons.
- Works as expected.
- Issues related to compatibility with Firefox versions.
- Needs permissions enabled for it to function in private windows.
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Risk impact
Open Page in Private Window does not require any sensitive permissions.
Risk likelihood
Open Page in Private Window has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.