# Twitter Link Expander

> Replaces all shortened t.co links with actual links so that users can click links on Twitter pages without being tracked and allows an alternative to opt out of link shortening. Please note currently it only works on twitter.com pages.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `twitter-link-expander`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jitendra Joshi
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 26
- **Rating:** 3.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0
- **Last updated:** 2019-11-24
- **First published:** 2014-11-23
- **Size:** 42 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/twitter-link-expander/)

## Description

Twitter Link Expander is a Firefox add-on that replaces shortened links on Twitter pages, allows users to opt out of link shortening, and enables clicking links without being tracked.

## Rankings

- #21,745 — Overall
- #12 — text expander
- #21 — expand
- #141 — twitter
- #152 — twitter data

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `twitter.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- 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/twitter-link-expander)