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Decode Current URL

by randynoarms · randyrants.com · Workflow & Planning
Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 18 Oct 2026

Takes the URL of the current tab, decodes it, and uses it to refresh the page.

Users
39
−9 in 30 days
Rating
4.5 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
2
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#120K
#100K among extensions
Version
0.0.0.4
updated 13 Dec 2021

Users

monthly, 3 years
32240Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 39 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
012Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Decode Current URL

This is strictly an attempt to skip a number of mouse clicks - nothing more. When shopping online, I occasionally click on a URL that uses an "affiliate" URL - something I'm OK with - but because the referring URL is blocked by an ad blocker, I end up on a 404 page with an "encoded" URL in the address bar. Sure, I could copy that text, go to Bing, decode it (or more accurately unescape it) and paste it back into the browser, but why do all that clicking if an extension can do it for me? Here's a typical scenario: - I click on a link that's something like: https://referringbutblocked.com/sendmeto=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.randyrants.com%2F - I right click on the page and select Decode Current URL - Now the URL says: https://referringbutblocked.com/sendmeto=https://www.randyrants.com/ - I can now cut the front part of the URL and leave the decoded URL 0.0.0.4 moves to Manifest v3 for Extensions.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days−9−18.8%00.00
6 months+3+8.3%00.00
1 year+5+14.7%00.00

Version history

3 versions recorded
0.0.0.413 Dec 2021
0.0.0.316 Jul 2020
0.0.0.221 May 2020

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
21 May 2020
Size
15 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
jeaicjgpfphdghcohfkamaaeapffgdcg

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 0, likelihood 1
Permissions
contextMenusactiveTab

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