URL Alias

Set URL aliases ('m/' goes to 'mail.google.com')

URL Alias - A Useful Chrome Extension for URL Redirection

URL Alias is a Chrome extension that allows users to set alias for frequently visited URLs. For example, it can redirect the alias 'm/' to 'mail.google.com', making browsing easier and faster. It also supports dynamic aliases using ### as a placeholder. The settings are synced with your Google account, and thus preserved even if you switch computers. The extension aims to optimize your web browsing experience by reducing the time taken to type long URLs.

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Extension stats

By: https://goel.io

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 3.55

(11)

Version: 0.0.1 (Last updated: 2015-08-27)

Creation date: 2015-08-26

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
storage

Size: 23.09K

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 25,687 ▲ 766

Other rankings

#25834 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 52

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Extension summary

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A handy Chrome extension to set URL aliases. ("m/" goes to "mail.google.com" etc)

Features

Static aliases

m (Alias) -> https://mail.google.com (Redirect)

Dynamic aliases

You can use ### as a placeholder and anything matching that pattern will be replaced. Example: --- r/### (Alias) -> http://reddit.com/r/### (Redirect)

Aliases synced with Google Account

All settings are synced with Google and available even if you change computers.

Source: https://github.com/karan/chrome-url-alias

User reviews

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Pros

Still works for some users and is found to be helpful.
Cloud-based, extensible extension to alias URLs.

Cons

Doesn't seem to work anymore or is not functioning as intended.
Issues with non-Latin characters.
Some users expressed disappointment and frustration with the functionality.

Most mentioned

Still works for some users.
Doesn't seem to work anymore.
Issues with non-Latin characters.

User reviews

Still working for me. I have found it to be very helpful. I'm hoping that it gets updated to be compliant with best practices before Google shuts it down.

Thomas Ruggles (Tom), 2024-12-20

still works :)

Nirav, 2023-09-15

Sure wish this still worked. it should probably be removed from Chrome if it isn't going to be fixed :-( It looks like it should work except that ... it just doesn't do anything. very sad.