# Simple Link Checker

> Redirect Link Checker will check all links on your page to find broken and redirect links

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-link-checker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-link-checker)

## Overview

- **ID:** `simple-link-checker`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Francesco De Stefano
- **Category:** web-development,privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 787
- **Weekly downloads:** 7
- **Rating:** 4.62 / 5 (13 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2019-05-06
- **First published:** 2019-05-06
- **Size:** 20 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simple-link-checker/)

## Description

Simple Link Checker is a handy Chrome extension designed for web designers, developers, and content editors. It instantly scans all links on any webpage and highlights which ones are valid, redirecting, or broken. This tool streamlines the task of link validation, ensuring your content remains reliable and free of faulty or redirected URLs. The extension is simple to use and works on any page, saving valuable time during web maintenance and content updates.

Note: A new version is currently being developed and tested, so some updates may be delayed. However, the existing version remains a powerful asset for quick and effective link checking.

## Rankings

- #3,783 — Overall
- #23 — checker
- #45 — simple
- #78 — broken links
- #150 — links

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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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## Review summary

### Pros

- Visually appealing and simple design
- Quick and reliable link checking
- Effective in highlighting redirects and broken links
- Good for identifying broken links in bulk

### Cons

- Can erroneously highlight existing links as broken
- Logs users out of many websites after checking links
- Limited support for certain types of content (e.g., XML and JSON)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-link-checker)