I got annoyed the other day when I tried to copy a link from a Google search result and ended up with some google.com/goto mess instead of the actual URL. It made me realize how often Google is doing this redirect thing, turning straightforward links into these opaque forwarding URLs that you can't even see where they're actually pointing to.
GoogleGotoUrl fixes this in the simplest way possible. It's a free browser extension that runs only on Google Search pages and basically undoes those redirects by restoring the real destination URLs. So when you hover over a result or try to copy the link, you're getting the actual site address, not Google's wrapper around it. The best part is that it's completely open-source, has zero tracking or ads, and doesn't need any account setup. It just sits there doing one thing well and not pestering you.
If you spend any time searching on Google and then sharing links or wanting to know exactly where you're about to click, this is worth installing. It's lightweight enough that you won't even think about it being there, and honestly it's refreshing when a tool just solves the problem it claims to solve without trying to monetize you or collect your data.
Check it out: GoogleGotoUrl
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