Stop short URL abuse by previewing the URL automatically before visiting it.
This addon will show you a preview page clearly displaying the destination URL whenever you visit a shortened URL.
Currently supports:
bit.ly
bitly.com
tinyurl.com
is.gd
goo.gl
Want support for more? Feel free to suggest something. :)
Want to help out? This code is on github https://github.com/Azelphur/Preview-Short-URLs patches welcome!
Feel free to drop by irc://irc.azelphur.com/#azelphur if you have any questions.
Latest reviews
- (2020-11-23) Mason K: Perfect extension, just needs some updating. I might make a pull request on github sometime. This extension is different from the others on how it gets the destination url, it catches the redirect and shows you a preview of the actual url before navigating there.
- (2015-05-08) enam ym: No longer functional
- (2014-01-13) Jordan W: this is absolutely perfect if you receive such links from irc, game clients, and instant message clients
- (2013-11-20) Rob Warner: Really useful, helps filter out spam/fake links when shortened.
- (2013-11-18) Oliver Hafner: Awesome App, Must have!!!!