# Sanitize It

> Remove tracking parameters from URLs and copy a clean link to your clipboard with one click.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `sanitizeit`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Seth Cottle
- **Category:** privacy-security,social-communication,tabs
- **Daily users:** 76
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.4.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-29
- **First published:** 2026-02-05
- **Size:** 39 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/sanitizeit/)
- **Website:** [https://tinyextensions.com/sanitizeit/](https://tinyextensions.com/sanitizeit/)

## Description

<strong>Sanitize It</strong> instantly removes tracking and referral junk from URLs with a single click.
Share clean links again—no <code>utm_*</code>, no referral paths, no hash fragments.

Features
<ul><li><strong>One-Click Sanitization</strong>: Strip query parameters, referral paths, and hash fragments from any URL (e.g. turn <code>https://sanitizeit.xyz/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=social</code> into <code>https://sanitizeit.xyz</code>)</li><li><strong>Smart Mode</strong>: Preserves essential parameters on known sites—YouTube video IDs, Google search queries, Kagi lenses, Amazon product pages, and more—while still stripping trackers. Enabled by default, toggleable in settings.</li><li><strong>Settings Panel</strong>: Choose your default click behavior (Copy only or Copy + Refresh) and toggle smart mode on or off. Access via Manage Extension → Preferences, <code>Alt+Click</code> the icon, or <code>Alt+Shift+S</code>.</li><li><strong>Automatic Clipboard Copy</strong>: Your sanitized URL is copied instantly, ready to paste anywhere. <code>Shift+Click</code> on Firefox inverts your default action (copy or copy + refresh).</li><li><strong>Contextual Notifications</strong>: The toast tells you what happened—whether tracking was removed with essential params kept, the URL was fully sanitized, or it was already clean.</li><li><strong>Keyboard Shortcuts</strong>: <code>Alt+Shift+X</code> (<code>Option+Shift+X</code> on Mac) to sanitize + copy. <code>Alt+Shift+R</code> (<code>Option+Shift+R</code> on Mac) to sanitize + copy + refresh. <code>Alt+Shift+S</code> (<code>Option+Shift+S</code> on Mac) to open settings.</li><li><strong>Privacy Focused</strong>: No data collection, no analytics, and no permissions beyond what's required. Your settings are stored locally in your browser's extension storage.</li></ul>
Open Source

Sanitize It is fully open-source and available on GitHub:
<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/86f4c61d36e3be6f522b42a869afceb5e04b9e37ed725a4c371e019335c5e98a/https%3A//github.com/sethcottle/sanitize-it/" rel="nofollow">github.com/sethcottle/sanitize-it</a>

## Rankings

- #13,207 — Overall
- #62 — fragment
- #222 — size

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `scripting`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `contextMenus`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/sanitizeit)