# Remove Google Redirection

> Prohibit click-tracking, and prevent url redirection when clicks on the result links in Google search page

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/remove-google-redirections](https://chrome-stats.com/d/remove-google-redirections)

## Overview

- **ID:** `remove-google-redirections`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** kodango
- **Category:** search-tools,other
- **Daily users:** 410
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Rating:** 4.63 / 5 (24 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.2resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-11-17
- **Size:** 22 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/remove-google-redirections/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/dangoakachan/Remove-Google-Redirection/](https://github.com/dangoakachan/Remove-Google-Redirection/)

## Description

**Remove Google Redirection** is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your privacy and browsing experience by blocking click-tracking and preventing unwanted URL redirections when you click on result links in Google search pages. 

This tool ensures that when you click on a search result, you are taken directly to the target website without being redirected through Google's tracking URLs. This helps to safeguard your personal data against Google's click-tracking mechanisms, reduce unnecessary redirects that can slow down your browsing, and improve your overall online privacy. Simple and effective, this extension is perfect for users who value faster browsing and want to keep their search activity private.

## Rankings

- #5,742 — Overall
- #49 — remove
- #56 — redirect
- #59 — direct link
- #71 — section
- #152 — button for google

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `https://*/*`
- `http://*/*`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

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

### Pros

- Works perfectly to prevent Google link redirection
- Strips away unnecessary Google redirect parameters in copied links
- Users find it reliable and efficient
- Simple and straightforward functionality
- Improves the speed of Google searches

### Cons

- Does not work for some users with specific searches
- Causes issues with React components on certain websites
- May break functionality on platforms like Facebook

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/remove-google-redirections)