Stop short URL abuse by previewing the URL automatically before visiting it.

Latest Version

Version
1.0
Update
November 18, 2013
Size
11.33KiB
Developer
Category
Users
318
Rating
3.71429 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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Permissions
WebRequest
WebRequestBlocking
*://bit.ly/*
*://bitly.com/*
*://tinyurl.com/*
*://is.gd/*
*://goo.gl/*
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Preview Short URLs Extension

This addon will show you a preview page clearly displaying the destination URL whenever you visit a shortened URL.

Currently supports:
bit.ly
bitly.com
tinyurl.com
is.gd
goo.gl

Want support for more? Feel free to suggest something. :)

Want to help out? This code is on github https://github.com/Azelphur/Preview-Short-URLs patches welcome!

Feel free to drop by irc://irc.azelphur.com/#azelphur if you have any questions.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "name": "Preview Short URLs", "description": "Stop short URL abuse by previewing the URL automatically before visiting it.", "version": "1.0", "author": "Alfie \\"Azelphur\\" Day", "homepage_url": "http://blog.azelphur.com/", "permissions": [ "webRequest", "webRequestBlocking", "*://bit.ly/*", "*://bitly.com/*", "*://tinyurl.com/*", "*://is.gd/*", "*://goo.gl/*" ], "icons": { "16": "icons/icon128.png", "48": "icons/icon128.png", "128": "icons/icon128.png" }, "background": { "scripts": ["background.js"] }}
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User reviews

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Mason K (ID: 0000009072a96720) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/23/2020 Perfect extension, just needs some updating. I might make a pull request on github sometime. This extension is different from the others on how it gets the destination url, it catches the redirect and shows you a preview of the actual url before navigating there.

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enam ym (ID: 0000007e092c043b) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 05/08/2015 No longer functional

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Jordan W (ID: 000000bb11243184) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 01/13/2014 this is absolutely perfect if you receive such links from irc, game clients, and instant message clients

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Rob Warner (ID: 0000004bc45170cd) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/20/2013 Really useful, helps filter out spam/fake links when shortened.

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Oliver Hafner (ID: 000000bf25bae029) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/18/2013 Awesome App, Must have!!!!