URL Rewriter

Rewrite URLs according to a custom regex when accessing a web page.

URL Rewriter: Rewrite URLs with a custom regex

URL Rewriter is a simple and no-nonsense Chrome extension that lets you rewrite URLs using custom regex rules. You can specify a regular expression, capture group number, and replacement text to modify URLs when accessing web pages.

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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2021-08-26

By: Josh2112 Apps

Users: 2,334+

Rating: 3.02

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Version: 0.13 (Last updated: 2018-05-23)

Creation date: 2018-05-23

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

High risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

webNavigation
storage
tabs

Size: 456.70K

Price: Free

URLs: Website

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Not available on Edge

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NOTES:

Don't let the unimpressive rating fool you. This is a simple, no-nonsense extension that does exactly what it says and no more. You have to know how to create a Javascript-flavor regular expression to use it.
Chrome will inform you that this extension can "Read your browsing history". This is a result of two permissions that we require: "webNavigation" to intercept navigation requests and rewrite the URL, and "tabs" to open the existing extension options page (if already exists) instead of creating a new one when you click on the icon. I do not care about your browsing history.

WHAT'S NEW:

You can now remove part of a URL by leaving the replacement text blank.
The test page warns you if your rewrite rule is going to remove the protocol (http://, https://) from URLs making them relative.

Based on "Host name rewriter" by Mattias Lundberg.

URL Rewriter edits certain URLs, whether typed in or linked, via a set of rules before navigating to the URL. A rule consists of a regular expression specified in capture groups, a capture group number to replace, and the replacement text for that group. When you click on a link or type a URL in the address bar, it is checked against each of the rules. If a matching rule is found, the text of the specified capturing group number is replaced with the specified text.

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