Link Cleaner by Erwan Ameil
Clean URLs that are about to be visited:
- removes utm_* parameters
- on item pages of aliexpress and amazon, removes tracking parameters
- skip redirect pages of facebook, steam and reddit
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Examples:
- utm_* removal:
http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2017/03/07/welcome-to-the-grid/?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email
is changed to:
http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2017/03/07/welcome-to-the-grid/
- amazon item url:
https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Type-C-USB-Male-Cable/dp/B01GGKYQ02/ref=sr_1_1?s=amazonbasics&srs=10112675011&ie=UTF8&qid=1489067885&sr=8-1&keywords=usb-c
is changed to:
https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Type-C-USB-Male-Cable/dp/B01GGKYQ02/
- facebook redirect:
https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fsf.org%2Fcampaigns%2F&h=ATP1kf98S0FxqErjoW8VmdSllIp4veuH2_m1jl69sEEeLzUXbkNXrVnzRMp65r5vf21LJGTgJwR2b66m97zYJoXx951n-pr4ruS1osMvT2c9ITsplpPU37RlSqJsSgba&s=1
is changed to
https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/
- reddit redirect:
https://out.reddit.com/t3_5pq7qd?url=https%3A%2F%2Finternethealthreport.org%2Fv01%2F&token=AQAAZV6JWHBBnIcVjV1wvxVg5gKyCQQSdUhGIvuEUmdPZhxhm8kH&app_name=reddit.com
is changed to:
https://internethealthreport.org/v01/
- steam redirect
https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?url=https://getfedora.org/
is changed to:
https://getfedora.org/
Comparison to other addons
Unlike a plugin like the (outdated) CleanLinks, Link Cleaner doesn't inject
JavaScript into pages to change links.
Instead, it listens to main url requests and changes them to remove redirects
or tracking.
License
Released under the GPLv3 license
- utm_* removal:
http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2017/03/07/welcome-to-the-grid/?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email
is changed to:
http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2017/03/07/welcome-to-the-grid/
- amazon item url:
https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Type-C-USB-Male-Cable/dp/B01GGKYQ02/ref=sr_1_1?s=amazonbasics&srs=10112675011&ie=UTF8&qid=1489067885&sr=8-1&keywords=usb-c
is changed to:
https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Type-C-USB-Male-Cable/dp/B01GGKYQ02/
- facebook redirect:
https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fsf.org%2Fcampaigns%2F&h=ATP1kf98S0FxqErjoW8VmdSllIp4veuH2_m1jl69sEEeLzUXbkNXrVnzRMp65r5vf21LJGTgJwR2b66m97zYJoXx951n-pr4ruS1osMvT2c9ITsplpPU37RlSqJsSgba&s=1
is changed to
https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/
- reddit redirect:
https://out.reddit.com/t3_5pq7qd?url=https%3A%2F%2Finternethealthreport.org%2Fv01%2F&token=AQAAZV6JWHBBnIcVjV1wvxVg5gKyCQQSdUhGIvuEUmdPZhxhm8kH&app_name=reddit.com
is changed to:
https://internethealthreport.org/v01/
- steam redirect
https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?url=https://getfedora.org/
is changed to:
https://getfedora.org/
Comparison to other addons
Unlike a plugin like the (outdated) CleanLinks, Link Cleaner doesn't inject
JavaScript into pages to change links.
Instead, it listens to main url requests and changes them to remove redirects
or tracking.
License
Released under the GPLv3 license
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- Version
- 1.6resigned1
- Size
- 9.17 KB
- Last updated
- 8 months ago (Apr 25, 2024)
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- GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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