# Link Cleaner

> Strip out the leading part of a redirecting URL and go straight to the real URL as long as the link includes the http(s) portion of the URL you want to visit.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/ff-link-cleaner](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ff-link-cleaner)

## Overview

- **ID:** `ff-link-cleaner`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Michael Talbot
- **Category:** privacy-security,tabs
- **Daily users:** 10
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2019-10-01
- **First published:** 2019-09-30
- **Size:** 31 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ff-link-cleaner/)
- **Website:** [https://gitlab.com/ffdevau/link-cleaner](https://gitlab.com/ffdevau/link-cleaner)

## Description

Link Cleaner is a Firefox add-on that allows you to strip out the leading part of redirecting URLs, enabling you to quickly access the real URL. It provides options to open the cleaned link in a new tab or copy it to the clipboard for easy access.

## Rankings

- #33,478 — Overall
- #53 — cleaner

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`
- `clipboardWrite`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate 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/ff-link-cleaner)