Linkificator

Converts text links into clickable links...

What is Linkificator?

"Linkificator" is a Firefox extension designed to enhance your browsing experience by making non-standard links functional. It works by scanning the text parts of HTML pages to identify hypertext patterns that are not properly encoded. Once it identifies such patterns, it converts them into traditional, clickable links. Although the latest updates may lack a few options seen in previous versions, this add-on offers a streamlined, user-friendly approach to link alteration. Notably, it requires at least Firefox 55 for operation.

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Users: 1,805 ▼ -33

Rating: 4.37 (41)

Version: 3.3.3 (Last updated: 2019-10-25)

Creation date: 2012-07-25

Weekly download count: 16

Firefox on Android: No

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
contextMenus
history
storage
alarms

Size: 130.44K

Email: li*****@gmail.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 2193 ▼ 14

Other rankings

#348 in Appearance ▼ 1

#19 in broken links keyword 18

#19 in catalog keyword 27 ▲ 1

#24 in category keyword 11

#35 in uninstall keyword 20

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Summary

Analyze keywords

This add-on parses text parts of HTML pages to match hypertext patterns not correctly encoded (i.e. not part of an anchor) and add an anchor to enable a standard mouse click to access the target as specified by the hypertext.

WARNING: The latest update (3.3.0) can results in an unusable add-on. In this case, please uninstall and reinstall Linkificator.

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR USERS OF PREVIOUS VERSIONS - PLEASE READ

Linkificator was developed from the ground up as so-called WebExtension. This makes Linkificator compatible with Firefox 57 and later. Not all options of the previous version are currently available as WebExtension. As soon as Mozilla implements support for missing functionalities in Firefox, they will be integrated in a future update of Linkificator. As a result, some features are no longer available:

Various Widget clicks customization
about: protocol support
Import/Export of settings

Compatibility: The extension requires at least Firefox 55. Because the extension makes use of modern web technologies and the latest WebExtension APIs, support for older versions of Firefox is not possible for technical reasons.

Icons by: FastIcon.com and Materiel Design Icons Localization infrastructure: Crowdin.com Keyboard shortcuts customization is based on ShortcutCustomizeUI.js

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Works well and does what it says
Very useful in general
Helpful for making URLs clickable
Customizable rules
Essential and must-have add-on
Perfect
Works in Tor

Cons

Causes cursor jumping issues on some sites like Twitter and Facebook
Requires access to browser history
Does not work with plain text URLs on certain sites
Does not work in Firefox for some users
Lack of tutorial or clear instructions

Most mentioned

Works well and does what it says
Cursor jumping issues on certain sites
Requires access to browser history
Customizable rules
Essential and must-have add-on
Perfect
No longer works in FF dev 62.0 beta
Couldn't live without this
Lack of tutorial or clear instructions
Does not work with plain text URLs

Recent reviews

by Maxyolotubepl, 2023-04-02

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Safety

Risk impact

Linkificator is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Linkificator if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Linkificator has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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