URL Tracking Stripper & Redirect Skipper

Increase the speed & privacy of your browsing. Skip/remove tracking parameters & redirects from URLs to keep them shorter & cleaner.

URL Tracking Stripper & Redirect Skipper

"URL Tracking Stripper & Redirect Skipper" is a Chrome extension that promotes quick and private browsing. It strips URL tracking parameters and skips redirects commonly employed by sites for tracking purposes. It also features a context menu for automatic link clean-up, customizable stripping methods, and full restoration of original URLs on demand.

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Extension stats

By: newhouse

Users: 4,000+

Rating: 3.11

(36)

Version: 5.0.1 (Last updated: 2020-02-09)

Creation date: 2020-02-09

Permissions:

storage
tabs
contextMenus
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
webNavigation
http://*/*
https://*/*

Size: 75.33K

Email: c.*****@gmail.com

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 15,248 ▲ 10

Other rankings

#11235 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 150

#33 in tracking keyword 33 ▲ 6

#43 in contain keyword 14 ▲ 5

#91 in redirect keyword 55 ▲ 16

#102 in target keyword 8 ▲ 6

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Works well for stripping tracking URLs in Gmail
Stops redirects effectively on some websites
Useful for programming projects for easier URL manipulation
Generally does what it's intended to do

Cons

Does not work on many websites or links
Context menu functionality is unreliable
Issues with copy and clean feature not working
Often breaks links, especially on affiliate sites
Stopped working suddenly for multiple users

Most mentioned

Not functioning on multiple websites
Inconsistent performance across different browsers
Right-click context menu often not working as intended

User reviews

I wanted this for my Gmail inbox, because Google always makes me solve a captcha when I click any links in there (probably because I use VPN often), and it works perfectly fine for that. I'm happy :)

Pyr0, 2024-07-04

Works perfectly fine for me, but I only tested a couple links with Facebook tracking in them.

Jouni “Rautamiekka” Järvinen, 2024-02-24

It does not work, I added a test `?utm_source=test` to a number of URLs and it does not strip it.

Daniel S, 2024-01-16

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Extension safety

Risk impact

URL Tracking Stripper & Redirect Skipper requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of URL Tracking Stripper & Redirect Skipper. Use it at your own risk.

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