Remove tracking elements from URLs.
ClearURLs: Automatically Remove Tracking Elements in URLs
'ClearURLs' is an Edge add-on designed to enhance your online privacy by automatically stripping tracking elements from the URLs you visit. With more extensive ruleset than similar tools, it effectively cleans the URLs and reduces your exposure to tracking. This tool also offers functionalities such as blocking common ad domains and preventing tracking injection via history API. ClearURLs operates transparently with its open-source nature allowing everyone to examine its source code or contribute to the project. Notably, no user data is collected ensuring maximum user privacy.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
Permissions:
- <all_urls>
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- storage
- unlimitedStorage
- contextMenus
- webNavigation
- tabs
- downloads
Size: 1.10M
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
# 770 ▲ 9
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
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Pros
- Effectively removes tracking elements from URLs for enhanced privacy
- Simplicity in operation as an add-on
- Helpful for maintaining data privacy and security
- Widely acknowledged as a must-have tool for privacy-conscious users
- Improves browsing experience by cleaning URLs from tracking data
Cons
- Breaks functionality on various websites, including Google services and eBay
- Lacks a whitelisting feature, requiring manual enable/disable for certain sites
- Recent updates have caused increased issues with website performance
- Some users report browser sluggishness and additional unwanted behaviors
- Infrequent updates since 2022 raise concerns about its ongoing support
Most mentioned
- Breaks functionality on major websites like Google Sheets and Google Play
- Lack of whitelisting feature is a major inconvenience
- Need for updates to improve reliability and support
- ClearURLs is valued for its privacy benefits but has significant drawbacks
- Users have faced issues with URLs being cleaned that should not be, affecting work and access
User reviews
I spent about 30 minutes troubleshooting why my books would not load on Google Playbooks. I tried everything. I finally went to disabling extensions one at a time, and I found that this add-on breaks Google. An update would be a great benefit. Thanks
by James, 2025-02-25
垃圾玩意,一用edge就崩溃
by Jian, 2025-01-25
In theory, this is great. used it for over a year when I realized how much tracking amazon and others put in URLs. However, it is now breaking sites like Google Sheets and account logins, as others have mentioned, meaning I will have to uninstall and bid farewell to this extension. Not sure what update caused this to break so much, but a whitelist would win me back.
by William, 2025-01-17
Add-on safety
Risk impact
ClearURLs requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
ClearURLs is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.
Risk likelihood analysis details
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