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