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ClearURLs is an add-on based on the new WebExtensions technology and will automatically remove tracking elements from URLs to help protect your privacy.

19 mentions on Hacker News by 17 people: 3 stories, 16 comments · first 2021-03-24 · latest 2026-09-04

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  1. …least it somewhat helps, and ensures that any URL I copy from my browser doesn't have tracking IDs. https://github.com/ClearURLs/Addon
    comment by NamTaf · 2026-09-04 · in Artificial beaver dams saw juvenile coho salmon survival rates go from 8% to 60%
  2. …extension that skips common tracking redirects. https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/clearurls/ https://github.com/ClearURLs/Addon
    comment by schiffern · 2025-08-31 · in Hardening Firefox – a checklist for improved browser privacy
  3. …[3] https://github.com/gorhill/ublock/wiki/Blocking-mode [4] https://www.localcdn.org/ [5] https://github.com/ClearURLs/Addon
    comment by schiffern · 2025-07-19 · in A 14kb page can load much faster than a 15kb page (2022)
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    ClearURLs extension will automatically remove tracking elements from URLs
    story by Bluestein · 2025-06-04 · 1 comment
  5. …actually, but it comes with some common rules built in (not as comprehensive as ClearURLs though). https://github.com/ClearURLs/Addon https://github.com/slymax/request-control
    comment by schiffern · 2025-06-02 · in Browser extension (Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Edge) to redirect URLs based on regex
  6. …and doesn't successfully parse out the raw amazon.com/dp/[product ID] link. [0]: https://github.com/ClearURLs/Addon
    comment by LeifCarrotson · 2023-10-05 · in Google Docs adds tracking to links in document exports
  7. https://github.com/ClearURLs/Addon
    comment by rozab · 2023-03-09 · in What does "Copy clean link" mean?
  8. …I've been using ClearURLs[0] for several years in Firefox and Firefox on Android. It works well. 0: https://github.com/ClearURLs/Addon
    comment by techwizrd · 2023-03-09 · in What does "Copy clean link" mean?
  9. …addon [1] also gives you the in-browser option to copy "clean link location," as they call it. [1] https://github.com/ClearURLs/Addon
    comment by C-x_C-f · 2021-09-18 · in TrackerZapper Mac app silently removes tracking parameters from links you copy
  10. And they get loaded down with query string fields for analytics. I kill those with https://github.com/ClearURLs/Addon
    comment by gary_0 · 2021-06-17 · in Cool URIs don't change (1998)
  11. The README on the repo itself links to gitlab, including the "create an issue" link: https://github.com/ClearURLs/Addon/#contribute
    comment by Izkata · 2021-05-06 · in Send: A Fork of Mozilla's Firefox Send
  12. …URL would have to be a parameter. See [1] for a relevant comment by the extension's author. [1] https://github.com/ClearURLs/Addon/issues/102#issuecomment-8...
    comment by mimimi31 · 2021-05-05 · in ClearURLs – automatically remove tracking elements from URLs
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    ClearURLs – automatically remove tracking elements from URLs
    story by stanislavb · 2021-05-05 · 307 comments
  14. The developer addressed this comment here https://github.com/ClearURLs/Addon/issues/102#issuecomment-8...
    comment by scolby33 · 2021-03-24 · in Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store
  15. It seems there's a line which requires such permission: https://github.com/ClearURLs/Addon/blob/master/external_js/c... document.execCommand("copy"); I personally do not know, just going by what's stated within the URL in the adjoining…
    comment by Nicksil · 2021-03-24 · in Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store
  16. I didn't know about this plugin and now I do. So more fool them! See how to install manually here - https://github.com/ClearURLs/Addon/issues/102#issuecomment-8... and I don't mind manually checking for updates from time to time.
    comment by stickupkid · 2021-03-24 · in Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store
  17. …on the effectiveness of the extension, since the filter list does not appear to frequently change. https://github.com/ClearURLs/Addon/wiki/Rules https://gitlab.com/anti-tracking/ClearURLs/rules https://kevinroebert.gitlab.io/ClearUrls/data/…
    comment by dessant · 2021-03-24 · in Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store
  18. https://github.com/ClearURLs/Addon/blob/master/README.md
    comment by mcc1ane · 2021-03-24 · in Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store
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    Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store
    story by URfejk · 2021-03-24 · 363 comments