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Browser extension (Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Edge) to redirect URLs based on regex

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Re: Browser extension (Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Edge) to redirect URLs based on regex

#11

I've used this before, but the biggest missing feature is a compendium of built-in common fixes, like removing the &si= tracker junk off of youtube links, and so on...

If you have uBlock Origin installed you can enable URL tracking protection filter list or write your own filters `$removeparam=`.

Re: Browser extension (Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Edge) to redirect URLs based on regex

#12
post #8

Not to be that guy but sounds like a vulnerability waiting to happen

There seems to almost always be a tradeoff between how useful a piece of software potentially is, and how vulnerable, as in, how much of a desirable target ...

Re: Browser extension (Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Edge) to redirect URLs based on regex

#15
post #2

Sadly late 2021 the original dev passed away. Someone has taken over stewardship of the project but it is currently moving slowly and they are seeking more contributors (javascript skills are a plus). He was a bit of a hn user and seemed good natured and pleasant. Though I didn't know him I was sad to hear he'd passed both as a Redirector user and a fan of good people doing good things. I know he'd mentioned being ha…

Oups linked the wrong hn thread about that easter egg. Here is the one that got a bunch of attention back in 2017: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14653017

Re: Browser extension (Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Edge) to redirect URLs based on regex

#19

The extension is no longer available on Chrome. So, I am looking for a way to automatically redirect x.com to xcancel.com

https://libredirect.github.io/ https://libredirect.codeberg.page/

This is also a MV2 extension and therefore also not available on Chrome.

Re: Browser extension (Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Edge) to redirect URLs based on regex

#20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://libredirect.github.io/ https://libredirect.codeberg.page/

This is also a MV2 extension and therefore also not available on Chrome.

It is available for Chromium, though.

https://libredirect.github.io/download_chromium.html

https://libredirect.codeberg.page/download_chromium.html

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