Remove FBclid and UTM

Removes fbclid and utm_ query parameters in URLs.

What is Remove FBclid and UTM?

"Remove FBclid and UTM" is a Chrome extension that works by efficiently cleaning your URLs. It does this by removing fbclid and utm query parameters from your URLs. As a result, these URLs are much cleaner and easier to manage. Additionally, by removing these parameters, it lessens the chances of URL tracking, enhancing your internet browsing security.

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By: PH4NTOMiki

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Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.04 (23)

Version: 1.9 (Last updated: 2024-01-11)

Creation date: 2020-11-12

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

webRequest
webRequestBlocking
http://*/*
https://*/*

Size: 7.11K

Email: mi*****@gmail.com

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# 24879 ▼ 102

Other rankings

#7211 in Developer Tools ▼ 28 #51 in remove keyword 31 ▼ 4

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Extension summary

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This extension removes fbclid and utm parameters from the URL so the URL ends up being cleaner, and there is a less chance of tracking.

User reviews

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Pros

Works as expected for removing fbclid and UTM parameters.
Great extension with minimal code that effectively removes tracking info.
Generally good performance with most websites.

Cons

Breaks functionality on certain websites like LinkedIn and Spotify.
Re-encodes parameters containing UTF-8 characters incorrectly.
Causes infinite redirect loops when handling spaces in URLs.
Issues with Brave browser after the latest update, including redirection notices.

Most mentioned

Breaks some website functionalities.
Functions well for fbclid and UTM removal.
Issues with Spotify web player.
Problems with LinkedIn profile loading.
Inconsistent handling of URL encoding.

Recent reviews

it works but occasionally breaks request with query string which is not formatted in key-value pairs. e.g. http://foo/?non_keyvalue_pair_string => Internal Redirect => http://foo/?non_keyvalue_pair_string=