# Private URLs

> Clean and rewrite URLs to their final destination

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/private-urls](https://chrome-stats.com/d/private-urls)

## Overview

- **ID:** `private-urls`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jon Dufresne
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Version:** 0.1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-11-26
- **Size:** 20 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/private-urls/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/jdufresne/privateurls/issues](https://github.com/jdufresne/privateurls/issues)

## Description

Private URLs is a Firefox add-on that allows you to clean and rewrite URLs to their final destination. By removing tracking parameters and unnecessary information, it enhances your privacy and browsing experience.

## Rankings

- #136,676 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/private-urls)