# Disable Microsoft Safe Links

> Protects your privacy by disabling Microsoft Safe Link, redirecting you to the original URL instead of going through Microsoft.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/disable-microsoft-safe-links](https://chrome-stats.com/d/disable-microsoft-safe-links)

## Overview

- **ID:** `disable-microsoft-safe-links`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Earl Franklin
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 132
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (8 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.12.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-03
- **First published:** 2021-06-01
- **Size:** 462 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/disable-microsoft-safe-links/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/wtimme/firefox-remove-safelinks](https://github.com/wtimme/firefox-remove-safelinks)

## Description

Disable Microsoft Safe Links is a Firefox add-on that protects your privacy by bypassing Microsoft's Safe Link feature and opening original URLs directly. It detects Safe Links in emails and prevents them from going through Microsoft's servers.

## Rankings

- #10,186 — Overall
- #15 — safe
- #21 — microsoft
- #28 — minecrosoft
- #35 — disable
- #50 — links

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `https://statics.teams.cdn.office.net/evergreen-assets/safelinks/*/atp-safelinks.html*`
- `https://safelinks.protection.outlook.com/*`
- `https://*.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/*`
- `https://outlook.office.com/mail/safelink.html*`
- `https://*.safelinks.protection.office365.us/*`
- `https://teams.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: office.net, outlook.com, office.com, office365.us, static.microsoft
- 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/disable-microsoft-safe-links)