I was previously using a different addon, Neat URL. I disabled that one so I could give ClearURLs a proper try. However, I realized that every time I restart Firefox, ClearURLs gets disabled, and Neat URL is re-enabled. Suspecting some sort of misbehavior from Neat URL, I fully removed Neat URL. However, even after that, ClearURLs is still showing as disabled in my addons list every time I restart Firefox. What's going on? I've never seen this behavior with any other addon.

EDIT: I figured out what was going on. Back when Mozilla had the certificate debacle that resulted in addons getting disabled en masse for everyone, I made my extensions.json file read-only as an attempt to keep my addons forcibly enabled. After the official fixes from Mozilla, I forgot to uncheck "read-only" from extensions.json. ClearURLs was the first new addon I've tried since that time. Anyway, when I tried to disable all my addons as a test, they came up as re-enabled when I restarted Firefox. That's when I finally suspected my extensions.json. So, I realized that was still read-only. Fixing that, now everything is working as expected. I'll update my ClearURLs rating to 5-stars.

A well written, good looking, easy to use, add-on.

On checking the log, having used ClearURLs for some time, it was great to see how it was busily removing tracking info from so many links.

Thanks to author from a happy user in Scotland!

Great work indeed.
Thanks.

I have encountered an odd problem with my browser that it loses connection every time I play an embedded media (e.g. YouTube) on a webpage. After scanning my computer and testing my addons one by one, I have found that the problem only exists when this addon is enabled. I have used this addon for quite some time and it is a recent problem.

Edit: I haven't been able to reproduce this issue since updating to the latest version today so I'm giving this addon 5 stars instead. It has been really helpful in keeping the URLs clean.

works great!

Someone wrote below: "It has a box to batch clean a collection of dirty links, context menu to copy clean link."

I cannot find this option (or an option to see a list of dirty links at all) maybe because I do not have an entry for ClearURLs in the context menu, any possible reason for this ? Sometimes (but rarely) I have problems with GUI of addons because of my desktop resolution (my eyes are not the youngest anymore), the last thing I see at the bottom of the GUI is "Rule status up to date" (in German here), is this right ? Wondering why I do not have an entry in the context menu...

Edit: I just looked at pictures of the GUI at gitlab and there seems to be a section "Log" under "Rules" at the bottom indeed (which I cannot see) so my assumption was quite right (GUI just "too big" on my desktop), reduces the functionality of the addon unfortunately of course but no solution for this probably. But does this explain the missing entry in the context menu, too ?

Okay, I found the icon for cleaning links by adding them manually in a new window, is it possible to see a list of links blocked or cleaned by ClearURLs in the statistics or elsewhere on the other hand ?

Edit/reply to you answer: I cannot see the log button because of my desktop resolution but this is not very important.

Any idea why I do not get an entry in the context menu ? But I can live without this, too, addon seems to be very good anyway

Excellent addon for those who value privacy. It has a box to batch clean a collection of dirty links, context menu to copy clean link. It would be the best if it offers custom rules in future. You can always report it to the developer. He responds timely and efficiently.

Does it work with google chat links?

Thank you, Kevin. Excellent companion for my Firefox.

2022.10
does it remove this? : ?utm_source=
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2020.03.23
does ClearURLs remove also Facebook-Tacking at the end of URLs like
¬if_id=
?__tn__=
&eid=
&fref=
&__xts__%5B0%5D=
etc
I see no effect.

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On Facebook no effect o_O
https://www.facebook.com/WhiteHouse/?hc_ref=

Is there a Chrome extension?

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2018.01.26
unfortunately i cant reply to your answer below.
thx for your service :)

There is more to clean Facebook Links from Tracking-Signs:
Examples:
https://www.facebook.com/pagename/?refid=xx&xxx
?href
?ref
https://www.facebook.com/WhiteHouse/posts/1876259352461789?__xts__

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Just testet - does not do its job :(
Click here first post:
https://www.facebook.com/WhiteHouse/
There still comes:
https://www.facebook.com/WhiteHouse/?hc_ref**********

Excellent extension with very responsive support!

Very useful.

this addon breaks the drop down on google search pages for me

I use Firefox Nightly 62 64 bit on my Windows 10 April 2018 laptop. And I can't get CleanUrl 1.2.2.8 to work in privacy browsing. The icon shows up but... in the drop down menu I try to flip a switch on it flips but as soon as I... close the drop down menu the switch flips off and it does this every time, Also all the text below the name and version does not show up at all. And the Oops something went wrong button! shows up And this only happens when I'm in privacy browsing in non privacy browsing CleanUrl 1.2.2.8 works just fine. Thank you

I like the addon. It looks good, it does what it should. What more do you want?