Redirector

Redirect urls using regular expressions

Redirector: Chrome Extension for URL Redirection

"Redirector" is a simple Chrome extension allowing users to redirect URLs using regular expressions. This powerful tool could be used for opening mobile sites, like Wikipedia in desktop mode or redirecting YouTube URLs to open in a dedicated video app instead of the browser. It allows users to customize their browsing experience by setting up their own rules for URL handling.

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By: Ben Davis Media

Users: 20,000+

Rating: 4.36

(99)

Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2013-07-28)

Creation date: 2013-07-27

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

<all_urls>
webRequest
webRequestBlocking

Size: 15.91K

Ranking

# 6,146 ▲ 39

Other rankings

#23942 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 20 #28 in example keyword 2 ▼ 1 #94 in redirect keyword 53 ▼ 14 #125 in media keyword 15

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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This simple extension allows you to redirect urls using the power of regular expressions.

For example, you can have all mobile Wikipedia urls to open in desktop mode (this is convered in the tutorial below).

You could also redirect to non-browser schemes to launch external apps. For example,If you want youtube links to open in a desktop video app (such as minitube), you can redirect all youtube urls with a "youtube:" prefix, and then set up a scheme handler on your OS to pass youtube: urls to your player.

For documentation, visit the product home page: http://bendavis78.github.io/chrome-extension-redirector

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Simple and effective
Works reliably and as expected
Fast loading of pages
Useful for creating redirects
User-friendly configuration

Cons

Lacks a temporary bypass option
Issues with certain redirects not working
Cannot edit existing redirect rules
Bug causing incorrect formatting of URLs
No way to test redirects within the extension

Most mentioned

Works reliably
Simple configuration
Temp bypass option needed
Test redirects feature requested
Some redirects do not function

User reviews

Abdulraheem Alhodar, 2024-12-21

does not work in the slightest

Hati, 2024-09-30

Please make it compatible with Manifest v3. I like this extension because of its simple configuration and behavior. Other similar extensions don't work as well as I'd like.