Link Unshortener

Tracking since Apr 26, 2026.

Changelog

• Apr 26, 2026
  description

  Link Unshortener works in the background by automatically identifying short urls and will show you the final destination whenever your visit a short link. Open the extension to choose any domain you want to whitelist and not have Link Unshortener detect.
  
  Features
  * Protects user from potentially malicious or inappropriate site.
  * Preview the destination url for any short url
  * Add short domains to whitelist to be ignored
  * See a screenshot preview of the site
  * See entire redirect trace if url redirects multiple times

  Link Unshortener is a link expander tool that reveals where short links really go before you open them. It shows the final destination URL, full redirect chain, screenshot preview, and helpful site data like security checks, page source, WHOIS, DNS records, SSL details, and reputation tools. You can also allowlist trusted domains to ignore them automatically.
  
  Features
  🔍 Expands short links and reveals the final destination
  🔗 Shows the full redirect chain
  🖼️ Displays a screenshot preview
  🛡️ Includes security and reputation checks
  🌐 Shows page source, WHOIS, DNS, and SSL data
  ✅ Lets you allowlist trusted domains

• Apr 26, 2026
  permissions

  declarativeNetRequest, storage

  contextMenus, declarativeNetRequest, storage

Permissions & access

Permissions

contextMenusdeclarativeNetRequeststorage

Host access

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