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
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
- activeTab
- scripting
- storage
Size: 17.90K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
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
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.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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