# URL Shortcut Expander

> Expands shortened URLs (bit.ly, tinyurl) to reveal their full links.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `url-shortcut-expander`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Hi Nhi
- **Category:** other
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-01-31
- **First published:** 2025-01-31
- **Size:** 8.29 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/url-shortcut-expander/)

## Description

URL Shortcut Expander: Instantly displays shortened content of <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/5aa17f881ed420efa2d86fa78d9b365a5c38e3459e2100586c767c2958c459b0/http%3A//bit.ly" rel="nofollow">bit.ly</a>, tinyurl links, helping to avoid malicious links.

## Rankings

- #135,755 — Overall
- #44 — text expander
- #126 — expand

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `storage`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `<all_urls>`

## 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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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/url-shortcut-expander)