Direct Links

Name: Direct Links
Rating: 3.3333 (3 reviews)
Author: Firefox user 13910912

Skip past known redirection links and go directly to the target website. Dodge tracking and speed up browsing.

Direct Links - Skip redirections and speed up browsing

Direct Links is a Firefox add-on that enables users to bypass known redirection links and directly access the target website. This add-on helps to avoid tracking and enhances browsing speed. It provides configurable redirects, shortcutting common DuckDuckGo bangs, and default support for various popular redirects and avoiding the hosted AMP cache.

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Add-on stats

By: Firefox user 13910912

Daily users: 33

Rating: 3.33

(3)

0.83

Version: 1.1resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)

Version code: 5730709

Creation date: 2018-03-30

Weekly download count: 1

Firefox on Android: No

Risk:

Permissions:

webRequest
webRequestBlocking
<all_urls>
storage

Size: 16.06K

Full description: See detailed description

Source: Firefox Browser Add-ons

Ranking

# 16,722 ▲ 54

Other rankings

#33 in direct link keyword 21 ▼ 1 #62 in links keyword 17 #89 in broken links keyword 19 ▲ 1 #96 in target keyword 9 ▲ 1 #127 in redirect keyword 23

User reviews

by 敬念法轮大法好远离瘟疫, 2025-03-18

by Firefox user 16308404, 2020-09-20

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Direct Links requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Direct Links has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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