# URL unescape

> Add a context menu item to open URL-encoded URLs unescaped, to allow quick navigation to them.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `url-unescape`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Saumon
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 0.9
- **Last updated:** 2023-05-23
- **First published:** 2023-05-22
- **Size:** 9.87 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/url-unescape/)
- **Website:** [https://saumon.io](https://saumon.io/)

## Description

URL unescape is a Firefox add-on that adds a context menu item for opening URL-encoded URLs unescaped. It allows you to quickly navigate to these URLs without having to manually decode them.

## Rankings

- #124,883 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `menus`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- 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-unescape)