ClearURLs
About
ClearURLs is a free and open-source browser extension, available for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge, dedicated to automatically removing tracking elements from URLs to protect user privacy online. Positioned within the Privacy Protection and Security & Privacy industries, it is lauded for its privacy-focused, lightweight design, simple installation, and effectiveness in blocking trackers and cleaning URLs, with some users noting it often outperforms similar functionalities in tools like uBlock Origin. Despite its benefits, including improving web page connection speeds and providing an easy way to enhance online privacy, the project faces significant challenges. Reviews highlight concerns about poor maintenance and stagnated development, with its GitHub repository (https://github.com/ClearURLs/Addon) showing infrequent updates and a long-standing 'Extension Rewrite' announcement. The extension is known to break popular sites such as Google Oauth and Amazon Oauth logins, and Zoom web client links. It also lacks crucial features like a whitelist, support for multiple filter lists, and custom rules, leading to limited regional site coverage and a difficult user experience for those without technical expertise. While recommended for users willing to troubleshoot, it is cautioned against for tech novices due to potential site breakage. The official website is https://clearurls.xyz, and a Twitter link is associated with its AlternativeTo listing.
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