# DirectLink - Ad-Gate & Shortener Bypass

> Skip ad-gates, countdown timers, and multi-step redirect chains from link shorteners and land directly on the real destination link. Fully local, no data collection.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/directlink-ad-bypass](https://chrome-stats.com/d/directlink-ad-bypass)

## Overview

- **ID:** `directlink-ad-bypass`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** R0CKABILLY
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 136
- **Weekly downloads:** 13
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-04
- **First published:** 2026-06-01
- **Size:** 31 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/directlink-ad-bypass/)

## Description

DirectLink removes the tedious pages that link shorteners insert before your destination — ad walls, "please wait N seconds" timers, "Continue / Generate / Get Link" button chains, and interstitial redirects. Click a link the way you normally do and DirectLink takes you straight to the real URL.

<strong>Selective by design.</strong> DirectLink only acts on (a) links you click on the <em>index sites</em> you configure (e.g. a downloads page) and (b) domains that are already in its database. It does <strong>not</strong> read, scan, or act on every website you browse.

<strong>How it resolves links (rules):</strong>
- <strong>Token decode</strong> — for AdLinkFly-style shorteners that embed the destination in the page. DirectLink decodes it in the background and opens it instantly — no shortener page, no timer.
- <strong>Chain replay</strong> — for multi-step "link locker" redirect chains. DirectLink advances each step automatically, skipping the countdowns.
- <strong>Assisted</strong> — for shorteners gated behind a CAPTCHA. DirectLink leaves the CAPTCHA for you to solve (as required by the site), then automatically handles the remaining countdown / "Continue" / "Get Link" steps and opens the final link.
<blockquote>Note: DirectLink does <strong>not</strong> and <strong>cannot</strong> auto-solve CAPTCHAs. Where a site requires one, you solve it once; everything else is automated.</blockquote>
<strong>Self-learning database.</strong> When you click a link to a new shortener that DirectLink can handle, it remembers the domain and the rule that worked. You can <strong>export / import</strong> this database as JSON to back it up or share it.

<strong>Privacy.</strong> Everything runs locally in your browser. DirectLink does not collect, transmit, or sell any data. The only network requests it makes are to the shortener pages themselves — exactly what your browser would request if you opened them by hand.

DirectLink is a convenience tool for skipping intrusive ad-gateways and redirect chains, in the same spirit as other "unshorten" / "skip redirect" extensions. Please respect the terms and rights of the sites and content you access.

## Rankings

- #10,286 — Overall
- #17 — url shortener
- #39 — destination
- #57 — direct link
- #66 — gateway
- #89 — ad

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `scripting`
- `tabs`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `pahe.ink`
- `*.pahe.ink`
- `tpi.li`
- `oii.la`
- `teknoasian.com`
- `*.teknoasian.com`
- `pahe.plus`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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