
Link Cleaner by Erwan Ameil
Clean URLs that are about to be visited: - removes utm_* parameters - on item pages of aliexpress and amazon, removes tracking parameters - skip redirect pages of facebook, steam and reddit
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About this extension
Examples:
- utm_* removal:
http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2017/03/07/welcome-to-the-grid/?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email
is changed to:
http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2017/03/07/welcome-to-the-grid/
- amazon item url:
https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Type-C-USB-Male-Cable/dp/B01GGKYQ02/ref=sr_1_1?s=amazonbasics&srs=10112675011&ie=UTF8&qid=1489067885&sr=8-1&keywords=usb-c
is changed to:
https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Type-C-USB-Male-Cable/dp/B01GGKYQ02/
- facebook redirect:
https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fsf.org%2Fcampaigns%2F&h=ATP1kf98S0FxqErjoW8VmdSllIp4veuH2_m1jl69sEEeLzUXbkNXrVnzRMp65r5vf21LJGTgJwR2b66m97zYJoXx951n-pr4ruS1osMvT2c9ITsplpPU37RlSqJsSgba&s=1
is changed to
https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/
- reddit redirect:
https://out.reddit.com/t3_5pq7qd?url=https%3A%2F%2Finternethealthreport.org%2Fv01%2F&token=AQAAZV6JWHBBnIcVjV1wvxVg5gKyCQQSdUhGIvuEUmdPZhxhm8kH&app_name=reddit.com
is changed to:
https://internethealthreport.org/v01/
- steam redirect
https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?url=https://getfedora.org/
is changed to:
https://getfedora.org/
Comparison to other addons
Unlike a plugin like the (outdated) CleanLinks, Link Cleaner doesn't inject
JavaScript into pages to change links.
Instead, it listens to main url requests and changes them to remove redirects
or tracking.
License
Released under the GPLv3 license
- utm_* removal:
http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2017/03/07/welcome-to-the-grid/?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email
is changed to:
http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2017/03/07/welcome-to-the-grid/
- amazon item url:
https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Type-C-USB-Male-Cable/dp/B01GGKYQ02/ref=sr_1_1?s=amazonbasics&srs=10112675011&ie=UTF8&qid=1489067885&sr=8-1&keywords=usb-c
is changed to:
https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Type-C-USB-Male-Cable/dp/B01GGKYQ02/
- facebook redirect:
https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fsf.org%2Fcampaigns%2F&h=ATP1kf98S0FxqErjoW8VmdSllIp4veuH2_m1jl69sEEeLzUXbkNXrVnzRMp65r5vf21LJGTgJwR2b66m97zYJoXx951n-pr4ruS1osMvT2c9ITsplpPU37RlSqJsSgba&s=1
is changed to
https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/
- reddit redirect:
https://out.reddit.com/t3_5pq7qd?url=https%3A%2F%2Finternethealthreport.org%2Fv01%2F&token=AQAAZV6JWHBBnIcVjV1wvxVg5gKyCQQSdUhGIvuEUmdPZhxhm8kH&app_name=reddit.com
is changed to:
https://internethealthreport.org/v01/
- steam redirect
https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?url=https://getfedora.org/
is changed to:
https://getfedora.org/
Comparison to other addons
Unlike a plugin like the (outdated) CleanLinks, Link Cleaner doesn't inject
JavaScript into pages to change links.
Instead, it listens to main url requests and changes them to remove redirects
or tracking.
License
Released under the GPLv3 license
Rated 3.9 by 112 reviewers
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Required permissions:
- Access your data for all websites
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- Version
- 1.6resigned1
- Size
- 9.17 KB
- Last updated
- a year ago (Apr 25, 2024)
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