Mastodon Redirector

Redirect Mastodon URLs from other instances to your own instance.

Mastodon Profile Redirect - Firefox Add-on

Mastodon Profile Redirect is a Firefox add-on that simplifies following people on other Mastodon instances. By redirecting profile URLs to your own instance, you can easily view and follow accounts from different instances.

Add-on stats

Manifest V3
By: Bramus
Daily users: 75
Rating: 5.00
(1)
Version: 0.4.1 (Last updated: 2024-12-28)
Version code: 5866960
Creation date: 2022-11-23
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • scripting
  • storage
Size: 17.90K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

Other platforms

Mastodon Redirector (v0.4.1)
635 3.33 (6)
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge

User reviews

Pretty much exactly what I was looking for and works great, although I think it would be even nicer for a redirect button to be inserted into foreign instances' interfaces, instead of having to click the extension's toolbar icon.
by Kira, 2023-04-13
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Mastodon Redirector requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Mastodon Redirector. Use it at your own risk.

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