Link Control

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

What is Link Control?

"Link Control" is a Chrome extension that lets users customize the color of visited and non-visited links. Designed for ease of use, it features a blocklist and allowlist for flexible site management and includes a range of predefined colors or custom color options. Perfect for those with color vision challenges, this extension helps improve link visibility, especially during late-night browsing. With regular updates, it continues to enhance user experience and functionality.

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By: John Datserakis

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Users: 9,000+

Rating: 4.13 (70) ▲ 4 new ratings

Version: 2.0.6 (Last updated: 2024-10-31)

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: 451.58K

Email: jo*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 10862 ▼ 104

Other rankings

#258 in Functionality & UI ▼ 2

#21 in visited sites keyword 8

#27 in links keyword 27 ▼ 4

#39 in control keyword 19 ▼ 6

#61 in change color keyword 15 ▲ 22

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Other platforms

Link Control (v2.0.4)

3.09

(11) 131

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Extension 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 - v2.0.6 - 10-21-2024

Update YouTube support

Update - v2.0.2 - 04-16-2024

Overhaul UI to make it easier to use

User reviews

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Pros

Works well with YouTube links, including notifications and recommended videos.
Helps users identify visited links, aiding in navigation.
Useful for color-blind users, providing visual cues.
Frequent updates that restore functionality after issues.

Cons

Experiences intermittent functionality problems, particularly after Chrome updates.
Issues reported with compatibility with ad blockers.
Slower performance compared to similar extensions.
Not working properly on certain websites, including YouTube and Brave Search.

Most mentioned

Stopped working after Chrome updates.
Intermittent functionality issues.
Gratitude for updates that resolve issues.
Usefulness for color-blind users.
Compatibility issues with other extensions such as ad blockers.

Recent reviews

Yeah, finally one of "visited links" extensions that works perfectly. As far as i know, this is the only one that works with YT links, including YT notification links and recommended video list.