Sanitize It by Seth Cottle
Remove tracking parameters from URLs and copy a clean link to your clipboard with one click.
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About this extension
Sanitize It instantly removes tracking and referral junk from URLs with a single click.
Share clean links again—no
Features
Open Source
Sanitize It is fully open-source and available on GitHub:
github.com/sethcottle/sanitize-it
Share clean links again—no
utm_*, no referral paths, no hash fragments.Features
- One-Click Sanitization: Strip query parameters, referral paths, and hash fragments from any URL (e.g. turn
https://sanitizeit.xyz/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=socialintohttps://sanitizeit.xyz) - Smart Mode: Preserves essential parameters on known sites—YouTube video IDs, Google search queries, Kagi lenses, Amazon product pages, and more—while still stripping trackers. Enabled by default, toggleable in settings.
- Settings Panel: Choose your default click behavior (Copy only or Copy + Refresh) and toggle smart mode on or off. Access via Manage Extension → Preferences,
Alt+Clickthe icon, orAlt+Shift+S. - Automatic Clipboard Copy: Your sanitized URL is copied instantly, ready to paste anywhere.
Shift+Clickon Firefox inverts your default action (copy or copy + refresh). - Contextual Notifications: The toast tells you what happened—whether tracking was removed with essential params kept, the URL was fully sanitized, or it was already clean.
- Keyboard Shortcuts:
Alt+Shift+X(Option+Shift+Xon Mac) to sanitize + copy.Alt+Shift+R(Option+Shift+Ron Mac) to sanitize + copy + refresh.Alt+Shift+S(Option+Shift+Son Mac) to open settings. - Privacy Focused: No data collection, no analytics, and no permissions beyond what's required. Your settings are stored locally in your browser's extension storage.
Open Source
Sanitize It is fully open-source and available on GitHub:
github.com/sethcottle/sanitize-it
Rated 5 by 1 reviewer
Permissions and data
Required permissions:
- Input data to the clipboard
- Access browser tabs
Data collection:
- The developer says this extension doesn't require data collection.
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- Version
- 2.3.0
- Size
- 35.4 KB
- Last updated
- 22 days ago (Feb 13, 2026)
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