Decode Current URL

Takes the URL of the current tab, decodes it, and uses it to refresh the page.

Decode Current URL - Chrome Extension

Decode Current URL is a Chrome extension that decodes the URL of the current tab, allowing users to skip manual decoding steps and refresh the page with the decoded URL. It is designed to simplify the process of dealing with encoded URLs encountered while shopping online.
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Extension stats

Users: 25
-1
Rating: 4.50
(2)
Version: 0.0.0.4 (Last updated: 2021-12-13)
Version code: 0.0.0.4
Creation date: 2020-05-21
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • activeTab
Size: 15.01K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Decode Current URL (v0.0.0.4)
5.00 (1) 155
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Extension summary

This is strictly an attempt to skip a number of mouse clicks - nothing more.

When shopping online, I occasionally click on a URL that uses an "affiliate" URL - something I'm OK with - but because the referring URL is blocked by an ad blocker, I end up on a 404 page with an "encoded" URL in the address bar. Sure, I could copy that text, go to Bing, decode it (or more accurately unescape it) and paste it back into the browser, but why do all that clicking if an extension can do it for me?

Here's a typical scenario:

0.0.0.4 moves to Manifest v3 for Extensions.

Extension safety

Risk impact

Decode Current URL does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
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