Google Direct

Name: Google Direct
Rating: 3.2857 (7 reviews)
Author: chocolateboy

By: chocolateboy

Remove tracking links from Google Search results

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Features & Capabilities

Google Direct is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your privacy while using Google Search. It works by disabling the JavaScript function that typically rewrites links on Google Search results to include tracking parameters. This means that when you click on a search result, you are taken directly to the destination without passing through Google's tracking URLs.

By removing these tracking links, Google Direct ensures cleaner, faster navigation and reduces the amount of user data collected through link clicks. It's a simple yet effective tool for users who prioritize privacy and straightforward browsing while using Google Search.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Version:

1.0.0 Last updated: 2021-04-16

Version code:

5216895

Creation date:

2020-04-15

Risk:

Content scripts matches:

www.google.com
www.google.ad
www.google.ae
www.google.com.af
www.google.com.ag
www.google.com.ai
www.google.al
www.google.am
www.google.co.ao
www.google.com.ar

Size:

23.17KB

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-23

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 8,732 ▲ 3

Other rankings

#34 in direct link keyword 11

#106 in google keyword 95

#109 in result keyword 10

#118 in google keep keyword 47

#121 in google docs keyword 37

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Chrome-Stats does not own this Firefox add-on. Please use these information below to contact the Firefox add-on developer.

Developed by:

chocolateboy

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/google-direct/

Website:

https://github.com/chocolateboy/google-direct/issues

User Reviews

"Google Direct" tends to create double entries in the tab's history that make it more difficult to navigate back in the history. You may want to use an alternative approach like "Remove Google Redirection" instead.

by ha*****, 2024-04-28

For me it doesn't work. I have PiHole blocking tracking domains. Thus I can't open adverised links on top of Google Search results list. With or with out this add-on. What am I doing wrong?

by An*****, 2024-04-16

Работает

by Da*****, 2024-02-18

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Is Google Direct Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Google Direct requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Request access to the following domains: google.com, google.ad, google.ae, com.af, com.ag, com.ai, google.al, google.am, co.ao, com.ar, google.as, google.at, com.au, google.az, google.ba, com.bd, google.be, google.bf, google.bg, com.bh, google.bi, google.bj, com.bn, com.bo, com.br, google.bs, google.bt, co.bw, google.by, com.bz, google.ca, google.cd, google.cf, google.cg, google.ch, google.ci, co.ck, google.cl, google.cm, google.cn, com.co, co.cr, com.cu, google.cv, com.cy, google.cz, google.de, google.dj, google.dk, google.dm, com.do, google.dz, com.ec, google.ee, com.eg, google.es, com.et, google.fi, com.fj, google.fm, google.fr, google.ga, google.ge, google.gg, com.gh, com.gi, google.gl, google.gm, google.gr, com.gt, google.gy, com.hk, google.hn, google.hr, google.ht, google.hu, co.id, google.ie, co.il, google.im, co.in, google.iq, google.is, google.it, google.je, com.jm, google.jo, co.jp, co.ke, com.kh, google.ki, google.kg, co.kr, com.kw, google.kz, google.la, com.lb, google.li, google.lk, co.ls, google.lt, google.lu, google.lv, com.ly, co.ma, google.md, google.me, google.mg, google.mk, google.ml, com.mm, google.mn, google.ms, com.mt, google.mu, google.mv, google.mw, com.mx, com.my, co.mz, com.na, com.ng, com.ni, google.ne, google.nl, google.no, com.np, google.nr, google.nu, co.nz, com.om, com.pa, com.pe, com.pg, com.ph, com.pk, google.pl, google.pn, com.pr, google.ps, google.pt, com.py, com.qa, google.ro, google.ru, google.rw, com.sa, com.sb, google.sc, google.se, com.sg, google.sh, google.si, google.sk, com.sl, google.sn, google.so, google.sm, google.sr, google.st, com.sv, google.td, google.tg, co.th, com.tj, google.tl, google.tm, google.tn, google.to, com.tr, google.tt, com.tw, co.tz, com.ua, co.ug, co.uk, com.uy, co.uz, com.vc, co.ve, google.vg, co.vi, com.vn, google.vu, google.ws, google.rs, co.za, co.zm, co.zw, google.cat
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Google Direct has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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