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LinkLoom: preview and copy a cleaner URL

Sharing a useful page should not require manually deleting a long trail of tracking parameters.

I built LinkLoom to preview the active tab URL and remove recognized trackers before you copy it. Functional query values and fragments are retained; detected signed or tokenized links are preserved. Batch cleanup and text or Markdown export are also available.

No account, analytics or persistent URL storage. It does not visit destinations or guarantee removal of every tracker.

Install: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/pkodiocfdnhpbpmjdjlidbhedfkdjnnh

I am the developer. Feedback on your experience and confusing steps is welcome.

How it works

The cleanup boundary is conservative. Recognized tracking parameters can be removed, while unrelated query values and URL fragments are preserved. Detected signed or tokenized links remain unchanged, because deleting part of such a URL can break access or validation.

LinkLoom prepares a preview from the active tab URL when the popup opens. Copying happens only when the user presses the button. URL data stays in popup memory rather than persistent storage; batch cleanup supports up to 100 links.

This is not a destination crawler. It does not expand short URLs or fetch pages, and cannot promise that every tracker is removed. Reviewing the result before sharing important links remains part of the workflow.

Try the workflow

Guided extension walkthrough

The walkthrough uses fictional data. FocusPet’s completion demonstration is accelerated; the LeetHub demonstration simulates upload responses and does not perform a live GitHub write.

Source and setup: https://github.com/minjungsung/chrome-extension-linkloom

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