Merlin
Web Essentials

Web Essentials

Interacts with Visual Studio's Browser Link feature

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What is Web Essentials?

Web Essentials is a Firefox add-on that allows you to access Visual Studio functionality directly from the Firefox address bar. It interacts with Visual Studio's Browser Link feature and requires Visual Studio 2015 or newer, along with specific Visual Studio extensions like Browser Link Inspector 2017, Browser Sync, W3C Validator, and Web Accessibility Checker.

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Stats date:
Users: 56
Rating: 5.00 (1)
Version: 1.2 (Last updated: 2017-06-16)
Creation date: 2017-06-13
Weekly download count: NaN
Firefox on Android: Yes
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 15.97K
Email: Click to see
URLs: Website
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Chrome-Stats Rank

# 11993 ▼ 53
Other rankings
#179 in dial keyword 21 ▲ 1 #187 in web keyword 27

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Edge
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Summary
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Exposes Visual Studio functionality directly from the Firefox address bar.

This extension requires Visual Studio 2015 or newer and one or more of the following Visual Studio extensions:

  • Browser Link Inspector 2017
  • Browser Sync
  • W3C Validator
  • Web Accessibility Checker
Safety
Risk impact

Web Essentials is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Web Essentials if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Web Essentials has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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Web Essentials