# Link Cleaner

> Clear unnecessary components from the URL query string and potentially improve your privacy.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/link-cleaner-addon](https://chrome-stats.com/d/link-cleaner-addon)

## Overview

- **ID:** `link-cleaner-addon`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Leonardo
- **Category:** privacy-security,appearance,tabs
- **Daily users:** 102
- **Weekly downloads:** 7
- **Rating:** 4.25 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.1.4
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-25
- **First published:** 2020-12-01
- **Size:** 55 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/link-cleaner-addon/)
- **Website:** [https://mybrowseraddon.com/link-cleaner.html](https://mybrowseraddon.com/link-cleaner.html)

## Description

Link Cleaner is a Firefox add-on that removes unnecessary components from a URL or hyperlink. It allows you to clean the URL's search query string by adjusting rules. It operates in two modes and can monitor tab or iframe domains. Mark the console log option to see affected URLs. Bug reports and feature requests can be submitted on the homepage.

## Rankings

- #11,491 — Overall
- #14 — cleaner
- #26 — component
- #31 — string
- #58 — query
- #145 — broken links

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `declarativeNetRequest`

### Host permissions

- `*://*/*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/link-cleaner-addon)