Decode Current URL

Name: Decode Current URL
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Author: randynoarms

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

As of May 2026, Decode Current URL has 36 users and a 4.50/5 rating from 2 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

randynoarms Workflow & Planning

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users+12.5%

Rating0%

4.50

2 reviews

Reviews0%

Version

0.0.0.4

Manifest V3

History

2 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 1, 2026	32	4.50	2	0.0.0.4
May 28, 2026	35	4.50	2	0.0.0.4
Now	36	4.50	2	0.0.0.4

Permissions & access

Permissions: contextMenusactiveTab
Host access: None declared

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About

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.