# ClearURLs

> Removes tracking elements from URLs

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/clearurls](https://chrome-stats.com/d/clearurls)

## Overview

- **ID:** `clearurls`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Kevin
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 509,018
- **Weekly downloads:** 4,067
- **Rating:** 4.26 / 5 (1,116 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.27.3
- **Last updated:** 2025-02-14
- **First published:** 2017-08-03
- **Size:** 1.05 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-03
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/clearurls/)
- **Website:** [https://docs.clearurls.xyz](https://docs.clearurls.xyz/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/clearurls/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/clearurls/privacy/)

## Description

ClearURLs is a powerful Chrome extension designed to enhance your online privacy by automatically removing tracking elements from URLs. Many websites add tracking parameters (like utm_source, campaign tags, etc.) which are unnecessary for page functionality but compromise user privacy. ClearURLs cleans URLs in the background using over 250 detailed rules — far more than typical link cleaners — to ensure comprehensive protection without disrupting your browsing experience.

This open-source extension also blocks some common ad domains, prevents hyperlink auditing (ping tracking), blocks tracking injections via history API, and stops search engines like Google and Yandex from rewriting results to include tracking data. Useful tools include bulk URL cleaning and quick copy options from the context menu. ClearURLs respects your privacy completely and does not collect any usage data. Recommended by privacy advocates and reviewed by major sources, it’s an essential tool for a cleaner, safer internet experience.

## Rankings

- #30 — Overall
- #7 — Privacy & Security
- #1 — earn
- #1 — learn
- #3 — lead
- #4 — cleaner

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `storage`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `contextMenus`
- `webNavigation`
- `tabs`
- `downloads`

### Content script matches

- `*.google.com`
- `*.google.ad`
- `*.google.ae`
- `*.google.com.af`
- `*.google.com.ag`
- `*.google.com.ai`
- `*.google.al`
- `*.google.am`
- `*.google.co.ao`
- `*.google.com.ar`
- `*.google.as`
- `*.google.at`
- `*.google.com.au`
- `*.google.az`
- `*.google.ba`
- `*.google.com.bd`
- `*.google.be`
- `*.google.bf`
- `*.google.bg`
- `*.google.com.bh`
- `*.google.bi`
- `*.google.bj`
- `*.google.com.bn`
- `*.google.com.bo`
- `*.google.com.br`
- `*.google.bs`
- `*.google.bt`
- `*.google.co.bw`
- `*.google.by`
- `*.google.com.bz`
- `*.google.ca`
- `*.google.cd`
- `*.google.cf`
- `*.google.cg`
- `*.google.ch`
- `*.google.ci`
- `*.google.co.ck`
- `*.google.cl`
- `*.google.cm`
- `*.google.cn`
- `*.google.com.co`
- `*.google.co.cr`
- `*.google.com.cu`
- `*.google.cv`
- `*.google.com.cy`
- `*.google.cz`
- `*.google.de`
- `*.google.dj`
- `*.google.dk`
- `*.google.dm`
- `*.google.com.do`
- `*.google.dz`
- `*.google.com.ec`
- `*.google.ee`
- `*.google.com.eg`
- `*.google.es`
- `*.google.com.et`
- `*.google.fi`
- `*.google.com.fj`
- `*.google.fm`
- `*.google.fr`
- `*.google.ga`
- `*.google.ge`
- `*.google.gg`
- `*.google.com.gh`
- `*.google.com.gi`
- `*.google.gl`
- `*.google.gm`
- `*.google.gp`
- `*.google.gr`
- `*.google.com.gt`
- `*.google.gy`
- `*.google.com.hk`
- `*.google.hn`
- `*.google.hr`
- `*.google.ht`
- `*.google.hu`
- `*.google.co.id`
- `*.google.ie`
- `*.google.co.il`
- `*.google.im`
- `*.google.co.in`
- `*.google.iq`
- `*.google.is`
- `*.google.it`
- `*.google.je`
- `*.google.com.jm`
- `*.google.jo`
- `*.google.co.jp`
- `*.google.co.ke`
- `*.google.com.kh`
- `*.google.ki`
- `*.google.kg`
- `*.google.co.kr`
- `*.google.com.kw`
- `*.google.kz`
- `*.google.la`
- `*.google.com.lb`
- `*.google.li`
- `*.google.lk`
- `*.google.co.ls`
- `*.google.lt`
- `*.google.lu`
- `*.google.lv`
- `*.google.com.ly`
- `*.google.co.ma`
- `*.google.md`
- `*.google.me`
- `*.google.mg`
- `*.google.mk`
- `*.google.ml`
- `*.google.com.mm`
- `*.google.mn`
- `*.google.ms`
- `*.google.com.mt`
- `*.google.mu`
- `*.google.mv`
- `*.google.mw`
- `*.google.com.mx`
- `*.google.com.my`
- `*.google.co.mz`
- `*.google.com.na`
- `*.google.com.nf`
- `*.google.com.ng`
- `*.google.com.ni`
- `*.google.ne`
- `*.google.nl`
- `*.google.no`
- `*.google.com.np`
- `*.google.nr`
- `*.google.nu`
- `*.google.co.nz`
- `*.google.com.om`
- `*.google.com.pa`
- `*.google.com.pe`
- `*.google.com.pg`
- `*.google.com.ph`
- `*.google.com.pk`
- `*.google.pl`
- `*.google.pn`
- `*.google.com.pr`
- `*.google.ps`
- `*.google.pt`
- `*.google.com.py`
- `*.google.com.qa`
- `*.google.ro`
- `*.google.ru`
- `*.google.rw`
- `*.google.com.sa`
- `*.google.com.sb`
- `*.google.sc`
- `*.google.se`
- `*.google.com.sg`
- `*.google.sh`
- `*.google.si`
- `*.google.sk`
- `*.google.com.sl`
- `*.google.sn`
- `*.google.so`
- `*.google.sm`
- `*.google.sr`
- `*.google.st`
- `*.google.com.sv`
- `*.google.td`
- `*.google.tg`
- `*.google.co.th`
- `*.google.com.tj`
- `*.google.tk`
- `*.google.tl`
- `*.google.tm`
- `*.google.tn`
- `*.google.to`
- `*.google.com.tr`
- `*.google.tt`
- `*.google.com.tw`
- `*.google.co.tz`
- `*.google.com.ua`
- `*.google.co.ug`
- `*.google.co.uk`
- `*.google.com.uy`
- `*.google.co.uz`
- `*.google.com.vc`
- `*.google.co.ve`
- `*.google.vg`
- `*.google.co.vi`
- `*.google.com.vn`
- `*.google.vu`
- `*.google.ws`
- `*.google.rs`
- `*.google.co.za`
- `*.google.co.zm`
- `*.google.co.zw`
- `*.google.cat`
- `*.yandex.ru`
- `*.yandex.com`
- `*.ya.ru`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Very low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.

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## Review summary

Reviewers consistently praise ClearURLs for cleaning links and reducing tracking in URLs, and many note reliable, problem-free performance. However, several reviews report that it breaks or interferes with Google AI features (AI Mode, Overview, Gemini) and, in some cases, can cause site-specific breakages on pages like NHS.UK, Google Maps on Android, or Amazon reviews. Overall, it’s valued for privacy-friendly URL cleaning but users should be aware of potential compatibility issues with Google services and certain sites.

### Pros

- Cleans links nicely by removing tracking parameters, providing cleaner URLs.
- Generally reliable with near problem-free operation across time.

### Cons

- Breaks Google AI features (AI Mode, Overview, Gemini) across multiple reviews.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/clearurls)