# Don't slack-redir links

> An efficient way to prevent Slack from replacing links with slack-redir.net, while still protecting privacy (against referrer leakage).

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/dont-slack-redir](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dont-slack-redir)

## Overview

- **ID:** `dont-slack-redir`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Rob W
- **Category:** privacy-security,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 5
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1
- **Last updated:** 2019-10-30
- **First published:** 2019-10-30
- **Size:** 10 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/dont-slack-redir/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Rob--W/dont-slack-redir](https://github.com/Rob--W/dont-slack-redir)

## Description

"Don't slack-redir links" is an efficient Firefox add-on that prevents Slack from replacing external links with slack-redir.net and protects privacy against referrer leakage.

## Rankings

- #44,379 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `*.slack.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- 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/dont-slack-redir)