Compare Chrome extensions: Bitwarden - Free Password Manager vs ClearURLs

Stats Bitwarden - Free Password Manager Bitwarden - Free Password Manager ClearURLs ClearURLs
User count 4,000,000+ 100,000+
Average rating 4.75 3.69
Rating count 6,039 185
Last updated 2024-04-15 2022-11-19
Size 11.19M 848.90K
Version 2024.4.1 1.26.0
Short description
A secure and free password manager for all of your devices. Remove tracking elements from URLs.
Full summary

Recognized as the best password manager by PCMag, WIRED, The Verge, CNET, G2, and more!

SECURE YOUR DIGITAL LIFE Secure your digital life and protect against data breaches by generating and saving unique, strong passwords for every account. Maintain everything in an end-to-end encrypted password vault that only you can access.

ACCESS YOUR DATA, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME, ON ANY DEVICE Easily manage, store, secure, and share unlimited passwords across unlimited devices without restrictions.

EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THE TOOLS TO STAY SAFE ONLINE Utilize Bitwarden for free with no ads or selling data. Bitwarden believes everyone should have the ability to stay safe online. Premium plans offer access to advanced features.

EMPOWER YOUR TEAMS WITH BITWARDEN Plans for Teams and Enterprise come with professional business features. Some examples include SSO integration, self-hosting, directory integration and SCIM provisioning, global policies, API access, event logs, and more.

Use Bitwarden to secure your workforce and share sensitive information with colleagues.

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This extension will automatically remove tracking elements from URLs to help protect your privacy when browse through the Internet.

Many websites use tracking elements in the URL (e.g. https://example.com?utm_source=newsletter1&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sale) to mark your online activity. All that tracking code is not necessary for a website to be displayed or work correctly and can therefore be removed—that is exactly what ClearURLs does.

Another common example are Amazon URLs. If you search for a product on Amazon you will see a very long URL, such as: https://www.amazon.com/dp/exampleProduct/ref=sxin_0_pb?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&keywords=tea&pd_rd_i=exampleProduct&pd_rd_r=8d39e4cd-1e4f-43db-b6e7-72e969a84aa5&pd_rd_w=1pcKM&pd_rd_wg=hYrNl&pf_rd_p=50bbfd25-5ef7-41a2-68d6-74d854b30e30&pf_rd_r=0GMWD0YYKA7XFGX55ADP&qid=1517757263&rnid=2914120011

Indeed most of the above URL is tracking code. Once ClearURLs has cleaned the address, it will look like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/exampleProduct

All functions in a nutshell

  • Removes tracking from URLs automatically in the background
  • Blocks some common ad domains (optional)
  • Has a built-in tool to clean up multiple URLs at once
  • Supports redirection to the destination, without tracking services as middleman
  • Adds an entry to the context menu so that links can be copied quickly and cleanly
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