Redirectify

Redirects requests for PDFs of papers at some popular sites to their corresponding HTML index pages.

Redirectify - Redirects PDF requests to HTML index pages

Redirectify is a Chrome extension that intercepts requests to PDFs of papers on arXiv and other sites, redirecting the browser to the paper's parent HTML page. You can view metadata before clicking on the PDF. It uses a list of redirect rules and can be extended to new sites.
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Extension stats

Manifest V3
Users: 254
-12
Rating: 5.00
(4)
Version: 0.4.0 (Last updated: 2024-06-06)
Creation date: 2018-03-14
Permissions:
  • declarativeNetRequest
Host permissions:
  • *://*.arxiv.org/*
  • *://xxx.lanl.gov/*
  • *://arxiv-export-lb.library.cornell.edu/*
  • *://arxiv.org/*
  • *://openreview.net/*
  • *://proceedings.mlr.press/*
  • *://*.jmlr.org/*
  • *://jmlr.csail.mit.edu/*
  • *://dl.acm.org/*
  • *://dlnext.acm.org/*
    • See more
Size: 9.22K
Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 50,695 ▼ 1,184
Other rankings
#1259 in Accessibility ▲ 5

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Redirectify (v0.3.2)
60 4.00 (2)
Not available on Edge

User reviews

Love it -- don't know why people are so intent on sending you directly to PDF versions of metadata-rich webpages.
by Giulio Starace, 2022-02-19
Makes my life so much easier!
by Lucy Park, 2018-06-24
Works as intended.
by Dimitrios Paraschas, 2018-06-17
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Redirectify requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Request access to the following domains: arxiv.org, lanl.gov, cornell.edu, openreview.net, mlr.press, jmlr.org, mit.edu, acm.org, nips.cc, neurips.cc, semanticscholar.org, biorxiv.org, medrxiv.org, cern.ch, fnal.gov, jstor.org, projecteuclid.org, researchgate.net, psu.edu, aclweb.org, aclanthology.org, aps.org
Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Redirectify. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
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