Link Control

Link Control - Adjust the color of your previously viewed links.

What is Link Control?

Link Control is a Chrome extension that allows you to adjust the color of your visited links, making it easier to distinguish between visited and non-visited links. It also includes features such as blocklist/allowlist to customize its behavior on specific sites.

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By: John Datserakis

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Users: 8,000+

Rating: 4.35 (57)

Version: 2.0.2 (Last updated: 2024-04-22)

Creation date: 2019-04-05

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

activeTab
scripting
storage
tabs

Host permissions:

*://*/*

Size: 436.22K

Email: in*****@gmail.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 10346 ▲ 56

Other rankings

#220 in Functionality & UI ▼ 25

#24 in visited sites keyword 9 ▼ 3

#28 in control keyword 49 ▲ 6

#54 in links keyword 44 ▲ 2

#142 in change color keyword 15 ▼ 4

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Summary

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No more trying to tell the difference between blue and dark-purple at 2 a.m.

Easily customize the color of your visited links by selecting from a range of predefined colors or choosing your own custom color.

Use the included blocklist to prevent Link Control from running on certain sites, or, if you prefer, use the allowlist to enable Link Control only on certain sites.

Good for users who have a tough time with colors or who are color-blind, as you can choose exactly the color you want for your visited and default (non-visited) links.

For me, I work a lot at night and have a tough time distinguishing those regular blue links from the purple visited links. It started costing me time so I decided I would make this extension to help out myself and others.

Update - v2.0.2 - 04-16-2024

Overhaul UI to make it easier to use
Add ability to additionally color the default (non-visited) links
Add allowlist (whitelist) in addition to the existing blocklist (blacklist)
Add additional contrast option

User reviews

User reviews summary

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Pros

Simple to use
Changes link colors efficiently
Allows for blacklisting of specific sites

Cons

Does not work on all websites
Issues with other extensions compatibility
Limited functionality with certain color schemes

Most mentioned

Does not work on all websites
Issues with other extensions compatibility
Simple to use

Recent reviews

It does exactly what it promises to do. Very good. You can use Blocklist for sites where you want to keep default colors.

Alex Armstrong, 2024-05-12

You have to 'pin' the extension to the extension area and then you can click on it's icon to find the settings. Working now. Still a great extension. A recent update april 2024 broke my experience for a couple of days, all my purple links became red, but now I got it working again.

J.G. van Bruggen, 2024-04-20

Easy :) But it bites with the addon Better Dark Mode, where no colors are visible any more :( https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/better-dark-mode/ibkdocnpanhgcbbfadninaflpgjecmod

Clemens Ratte-Polle, 2024-04-12

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Safety

Risk impact

Link Control 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 extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Link Control if you trust the publisher.