Redirect Mastodon URLs from other instances to your own instance.

Latest Version

Version
0.4.0
Update
September 9, 2023
Size
12.32KiB
Developer
Category
Users
693
Rating
3.33333 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
ActiveTab
Scripting
Storage
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Mastodon Redirector Extension

One thing that’s a bit of a hassle with Mastodon is that you can’t immediately follow people on other instances: you have to copy the username and search for it on the instance that hosts your account. Same story with favoriting and boosting their posts, when viewed on their instance’s URL.

To make this easier, this extension exists. Press the button, and you’ll be taken to the same account or status update you were viewing, but served on the Masto instance your account is on.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Mastodon Redirector", "action": {}, "manifest_version": 3, "version": "0.4.0", "description": "Redirect Mastodon URLs from other instances to your own instance.", "permissions": [ "activeTab", "scripting", "storage" ], "icons": { "16": "images/icon-16.png", "32": "images/icon-32.png", "64": "images/icon-64.png", "128": "images/icon-128.png" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ "*://*/*" ], "js": [ "content.js" ] } ], "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "commands": { "_execute_action": { "suggested_key": { "windows": "Alt+Shift+M", "mac": "Alt+Shift+M", "chromeos": "Alt+Shift+M", "linux": "Alt+Shift+M" } } }, "options_ui": { "page": "options/options.html", "browser_style": false, "open_in_tab": true }}
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