# Google Direct

> Remove tracking links from Google Search results

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/google-direct](https://chrome-stats.com/d/google-direct)

## Overview

- **ID:** `google-direct`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** chocolateboy
- **Category:** privacy-security,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 168
- **Rating:** 3.00 / 5 (8 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2021-04-16
- **First published:** 2020-04-15
- **Size:** 23 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/google-direct/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/chocolateboy/google-direct/issues](https://github.com/chocolateboy/google-direct/issues)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #9,123 — Overall
- #37 — direct link
- #102 — result
- #105 — google
- #118 — google keep
- #122 — google docs

## Permissions and access

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

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- 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
- 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/google-direct)