Host name rewriter

Rewrite URLs for using a different host when accessing a web page.

Host Name Rewriter: URL Redirecting Chrome Extension

'Host Name Rewriter' is a Chrome extension designed to ease internet navigation, by intelligently redirecting URLs to another host domain. The extension operates regardless of how you access the page, through a link or direct URL input. It requires an initial configuration via the extension button or the options page to start working. Notably, unless specified, sub-domains won't be rewritten by a rule for the main domain.

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By: Mattias Lundberg

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 3.21

(14)

Version: 1.3.0 (Last updated: 2017-10-14)

Creation date: 2017-10-14

Permissions:

storage
webNavigation
tabs

Size: 28.69K

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 25,797 ▲ 7

Other rankings

#24084 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 743 #32 in name keyword 8 ▲ 1 #124 in example keyword 32 ▼ 12 #164 in rule keyword 23 ▼ 16

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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Pros

Very useful for internet/intranet link problems
Excellent for debugging WordPress website
Useful for mapping IPs when using work VPN
Good functionality overall

Cons

Doesn't rewrite the domain= part of cookie response headers
Performance issues, becomes slow
Does not work when the target hostname gets reached via a redirect

Most mentioned

Issues with redirects
Performance problems
Potential for endless loop problems

User reviews

Not working with payload (form post)

Tony Bayart, 2023-09-20

It doesn't work. I was trying to add sort of hostname entries for intranet sites. (Using it as a DNS) here is some sample entry yash-2.foo.com 10.2.3.4

Madhusoodan Pataki, 2021-04-28

Pretty much useless extension. Doesn't do what's advertised. Does not even look as the advertised image of it. Don't waste your time

klemn 02, 2021-03-06

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Host name rewriter requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

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