# Link Status Redux

> Shows an indicator on a popup panel next to the link address when the mouse cursor is over a link to a page you have bookmarked or visited before, or if the link is currently open in a browser tab.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `link-status-redux`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Juha Aatrokoski
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 451
- **Weekly downloads:** 4
- **Rating:** 4.69 / 5 (32 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.21
- **Last updated:** 2025-03-27
- **First published:** 2011-11-12
- **Size:** 51 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/link-status-redux/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/jaatroko/link-status-redux/issues](https://github.com/jaatroko/link-status-redux/issues)

## Description

Link Status Redux is a powerful Chrome extension that enhances your browsing experience by showing visual indicators when you hover over links. It displays custom icons next to link addresses to indicate if you have previously visited, bookmarked, or currently have the linked page open in another browser tab. Users can also view the date of their last visit for better context.

This extension offers extensive customization options, including user-configurable indicator symbols, visit date formatting, and popup appearance. You can control the popup’s position, color, text wrapping, and even apply custom CSS styles. Advanced formatting supports conditional text and multiple date formats, allowing for a highly personalized link preview experience. Ideal for users seeking better navigation awareness and link management during everyday web browsing.

## Rankings

- #5,289 — Overall
- #8 — status
- #52 — reduce
- #56 — state
- #64 — stats
- #84 — links

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `bookmarks`
- `history`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

### Pros

- Helps users know the last visit date of websites
- Customization options with CSS
- Generally lightweight and easy to use
- Good documentation and support
- Works well with multiple Firefox versions

### Cons

- Causes issues with specific websites such as login pages
- Inconsistent performance with tab loading
- Positioning issues at different zoom levels
- Some users report it not working at all
- Conflicts with other extensions or Firefox settings

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/link-status-redux)