Mastodon Redirector
Redirect Mastodon URLs from other instances to your own instance.
What is Mastodon Redirector?
Mastodon Profile Redirect is a Firefox add-on that simplifies following people on other Mastodon instances. By redirecting profile URLs to your own instance, you can easily view and follow accounts from different instances.
Add-on stats
By: Bramus
Rating: 5.00
(1)
Creation date: 2022-11-23
Weekly download count: 1
Firefox on Android: No
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
- activeTab
- scripting
- storage
Size: 17.74K
URLs: Website
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Add-on summary
One thing that’s a bit of a hassle with Mastodon is that you can’t immediately follow people on other instances: you have to copy the username and search for it on the instance that hosts your account. Same story with favoriting and boosting their posts, when viewed on their instance’s URL.
To make this easier, this extension exists. Press the button, and you’ll be taken to the same account or post as viewed from the masto instance you are on.
User reviews
Pretty much exactly what I was looking for and works great, although I think it would be even nicer for a redirect button to be inserted into foreign instances' interfaces, instead of having to click the extension's toolbar icon.
by Kira, 2023-04-13
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Mastodon Redirector requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Mastodon Redirector has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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