# YouTube Clean Share

> Removes tracking parameters from YouTube share links.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtube-clean-share](https://chrome-stats.com/d/youtube-clean-share)

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtube-clean-share`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Zatore
- **Category:** privacy-security,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 55
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-07-02
- **First published:** 2025-06-29
- **Size:** 11 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-clean-share/)

## Description

By default, the share button under a video will attach a tracking ID at the end of a share link. This makes the share link longer than it needs to be and has no benefit to the user. This plugin strips the tracking info out of the share link, giving you a shortened URL.

## Rankings

- #15,398 — Overall
- #30 — share
- #41 — sharing
- #52 — benefit
- #149 — shape
- #179 — cleaner

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
- 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/youtube-clean-share)