# Link Util

> Inspect any link: strip tracking parameters, generate QR codes, and recursively decompose URLs into their components - query params, JWTs, Base64, JSON, and nested URLs - all from a right-click or the toolbar.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `link-util`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** rbasoalto
- **Category:** web-development,privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 0.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-17
- **First published:** 2026-04-14
- **Size:** 20 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/link-util/)

## Description

Link Util is a lightweight link inspection toolkit. Right-click any link (or click the toolbar icon for the current tab) to:
• Clean — Strip tracking parameters (UTM, fbclid, gclid, igsh, etc.) with site-specific rules for Instagram, YouTube, Twitter/X, Amazon, TikTok, and more. See a before/after diff and copy the cleaned URL.
• QR Code — Generate a QR code for any URL and copy it to your clipboard as an image.
• Decompose — Recursively parse a URL into a collapsible tree, automatically detecting and unpacking nested URLs, URL-encoded strings, Base64, URL-safe Base64, JWTs (with decoded header/payload), and JSON objects.
No external requests, no data collection, no dependencies — everything runs locally in your browser.

## Rankings

- #128,215 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `storage`
- `activeTab`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- 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-util)