Link Cleaner

Link Cleaner is a sophisticated browser extension designed to give users comprehensive control over the URLs they interact with while browsing the web. By harnessing the power of customizable regular expression rules, Link Cleaner empowers you to automatically remove, modify, or replace specific portions of a URL. This capability streamlines navigation, eliminates unnecessary tracking parameters, and transforms links into cleaner, more readable, and easily shareable formats. Whether your goal is to strip out extraneous marketing parameters, simplify social media URLs, or enforce uniform URL structures for bookmarking and sharing purposes, Link Cleaner offers an intuitive and highly flexible solution integrated seamlessly into your browsing experience. The extension operates quietly in the background, processing links according to your personalized rules without interrupting your workflow. Upon installation, Link Cleaner includes a default rule specifically targeted at cleaning LinkedIn job URLs, removing superfluous elements to produce straightforward, direct links that are optimal for sharing. However, the true strength of the extension lies in its user-driven customization—users can add, edit, or delete any number of rules to fit their individual needs. Each rule is built upon robust regular expressions: you simply define a "filter" to match URL patterns and a "substitution" to specify how those matched segments should be changed or removed. Link Cleaner then dynamically applies these rules in real time as you browse, ensuring your URLs always conform to your preferences. Managing your rules is made simple and visual through the extension’s dedicated options page. Here, you can review all your current rules, see which ones are active, and add new ones using a straightforward form interface. Changes are immediately effective and saved locally with support for Chrome’s sync storage, which means your customized settings are preserved and carried over automatically to any device where you are signed in with the same browser account. This ensures a consistent URL management experience on all your devices without any extra setup. Under the hood, Link Cleaner integrates with Chrome’s declarativeNetRequest API, enabling efficient, secure, and instant URL rewriting with minimal resource consumption. The extension adheres strictly to the principle of privacy and security: it requests no unnecessary permissions, and none of your personalized rules or browsing data are sent outside your device unless you authorize syncing via Chrome’s cloud services. This guarantees that your URL customizations remain private and under your control at all times. Key Features: - Custom URL manipulation using user-defined regular expressions for flexible cleaning and restructuring. - Preinstalled default rule optimized for LinkedIn job URLs to offer immediate benefit out of the box. - User-friendly, visual options page for easy rule creation, editing, and deletion without expert knowledge. - Seamless background processing powered by Chrome’s declarativeNetRequest API for performant link adjustments. - Rule synchronization across devices utilizing Chrome's cloud storage for a unified user experience. - Intelligent migration logic ensures smooth updates by cleaning up legacy rules for long-term users. - Strong commitment to privacy with no personal data collection—your rules and browsing habits never leave your device. How It Works: 1. Install Link Cleaner from your browser’s extension marketplace. 2. On first run, the extension automatically applies a default LinkedIn job link cleaning rule. 3. Open the extension's options page via the browser toolbar menu to view all current URL rules. 4. Add new rules by specifying a regular expression to filter URLs and a substitution pattern to define changes. 5. Link Cleaner saves your rules and applies them automatically to URLs during your browsing sessions. 6. Modify or remove any existing rule anytime through the options interface to refine your link cleaning criteria. 7. Your customized rules sync automatically across all devices connected to your browser account, ensuring consistent URL handling everywhere. Privacy: - No personal data collected.