# Remove FBclid and UTM

> Removes fbclid, gclid, and utm query parameters from URLs before they load. Simple add-on, no config, bare minimum permissions required.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/remove-fbclid-and-utm](https://chrome-stats.com/d/remove-fbclid-and-utm)

## Overview

- **ID:** `remove-fbclid-and-utm`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** StevieB
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 630
- **Weekly downloads:** 4
- **Rating:** 4.67 / 5 (30 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-11
- **First published:** 2019-08-21
- **Size:** 11 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/remove-fbclid-and-utm/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/sbedell/web-extensions/tree/master/queryParamsRemover](https://github.com/sbedell/web-extensions/tree/master/queryParamsRemover)

## Description

Removes commonly used tracking query parameters from URLs before they load, including fbclid, gclid, utm_source, utm_medium, utm_campaign, utm_term, utm_content, utm_id, and more (such as __cft__[0], __tn__, si, ysclid). It’s a simple, no-config Chrome extension with bare minimum permissions and open-source code.

Dedicated to privacy, the project does not collect usage data. You can review the source on GitHub and file issues or submit pull requests via the project repository.

## Rankings

- #4,357 — Overall
- #15 — remove
- #48 — query
- #74 — permissions
- #75 — permission
- #128 — identify

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`

## 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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## Review summary

Users praise the add-on for quietly blocking fbclid, running in the background, and working on Android Firefox. It’s viewed as simple and reliable, with openness to contributions. The main recurring drawbacks are the desire to expand parameter removal beyond fbclid and the need to improve copy-link behavior to output the final cleaned URL.

### Pros

- Effectively blocks the fbclid parameter from end sites, enhancing privacy when clicking links.
- Runs in the background automatically, keeping protection active without manual intervention.
- Works on Android Firefox as well, showing cross‑platform support.
- Simple, reliable tool that does what it’s meant to do and is easy to trust.
- Open to community contributions (GitHub availability) for improvements.

### Cons

- Users want support for removing many more tracking parameters beyond fbclid (e.g., si, referrer, ref, r, xtor, utm\_\*, utm\_referrer, ysclid, guccounter), a recurring request across multiple reviews.
- Copy/link actions (right-click Copy link location or Facebook redirects) are not yet updated to provide the final cleaned URL, so the fbclid can still appear in copied/sharing URLs.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/remove-fbclid-and-utm)