Web Essentials

Interacts with Visual Studio's Browser Link feature
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.

Add-on stats

Users: 51 ▼ -2
Rating: 5.00 (1)
Version: 1.3resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Creation date: 2017-06-13
Weekly download count: NaN
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 20.74K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Web Essentials (v1.1)
2.23 (13) 2,000
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Add-on summary

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

Add-on safety

Risk impact

Web Essentials requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Web Essentials is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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