Amazon Link Cleaner Chrome extension icon

Amazon Link Cleaner

🔍 Security Report Available
👥 5 users
📦 v1.0.1
💾 6.1MiB
📅 2026-01-05
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Overview

𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗿 — 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻, 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸.
Removes tracking and unnecessary parameters.

𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

🚀 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗿 helps you copy Amazon links that look good, stay stable, and are easy to share.

✅ 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀

🔗 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀
Converts long Amazon URLs into short, canonical paths (e.g. /dp/ASIN)

🧹 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴
Strips away tracking parameters and clutter

📋 𝗙𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴
Copy just the link, title + link, or title only

⚡ 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁 & 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲
Works instantly in your browser. No data sent to servers

🛒 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀

Product pages (standard and variants)

Prime Video pages

Review pages (with IDs)

🖱️ 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆

Right-click context menu

Keyboard shortcuts

Popup buttons

🔒 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻

𝗡𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀. 𝗡𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀. 𝗡𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴.

All processing happens locally in your browser

Uses local storage only for your settings

Tags

Lifestyle/shopping lifestyle/shopping

Privacy Practices

Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes
v1.0.1 Info Scanned Mar 3, 2026

Security Analysis — Amazon Link Cleaner

Analyzed v1.0.1 · Mar 3, 2026 · 7 JS files · 18 KB scanned

Permissions

activeTab contextMenus storage clipboardWrite tabs http://*/* https://*/*

Code Patterns Detected

Writes to clipboard Runs on ALL websites Broad host permissions Listens to keyboard shortcuts Creates context menu items Sets up event listeners

Package Contents 29 files · 6.2MB

📁_locales7KB
📁en3KB
{}messages.json3KB
📁ja4KB
{}messages.json4KB
📁_metadata5KB
{}verified_contents.json5KB
📁assets6.1MB
📁_ai_raw2.6MB
🖼icon_master.jpg291KB
🖼promo_marquee.jpg461KB
🖼promo_small.jpg431KB
🖼screenshot_1.jpg555KB
🖼screenshot_2.jpg451KB
🖼screenshot_3.jpg491KB
📁icon21KB
🖼icon_128.png12KB
🖼icon_16.png5KB
🖼icon_48.png5KB
📁store3.5MB
🖼promo_marquee.png639KB
🖼promo_small.png95KB
🖼screenshot_1.png1MB
🖼screenshot_2.png869KB
🖼screenshot_3.png947KB
📁background11KB
📜command_ids.js2KB
📜options_store.js698B
📜service_worker.js4KB
📜url_engine.js5KB
📁content3KB
📜clipboard_writer.js3KB
📁ui12KB
🎨options.css3KB
🌐options.html2KB
📜options.js2KB
🎨popup.css2KB
🌐popup.html2KB
📜popup.js2KB
{}manifest.json1KB

What This Extension Does

The Amazon Link Cleaner extension, with only 4 users, lacks a clear description of its purpose. It has broad permissions that could potentially expose user data.

Permissions Explained

  • activeTabcheck this: This permission allows the extension to access and read the content of the current tab.
    Technical: The activeTab permission grants access to the tabs API, allowing the extension to read and manipulate tab data. This could potentially expose sensitive user information if not properly handled. ⚠ 1
  • contextMenusexpected: This permission allows the extension to create custom context menu items for users.
    Technical: The contextMenus permission grants access to the menus API, allowing the extension to create and manage context menu items. This is generally a legitimate use case for extensions.
  • storagecheck this: This permission allows the extension to store data locally on the user's device.
    Technical: The storage permission grants access to the chrome.storage API, allowing the extension to store and retrieve data. This could potentially expose sensitive user information if not properly secured. ⚠ 1
  • clipboardWritecheck this: This permission allows the extension to write content to the clipboard.
    Technical: The clipboardWrite permission grants access to the clipboard API, allowing the extension to write data to the clipboard. This could potentially expose sensitive user information if not properly handled. ⚠ 1
  • tabscheck this: This permission allows the extension to access and manipulate tab data.
    Technical: The tabs permission grants access to the tabs API, allowing the extension to read and manipulate tab data. This could potentially expose sensitive user information if not properly handled. ⚠ 1
  • http://*/*check this: This permission allows the extension to access all HTTP websites.
    Technical: The http://*/* permission grants broad access to HTTP domains, potentially exposing sensitive user information if not properly secured. ⚠ 1
  • https://*/*check this: This permission allows the extension to access all HTTPS websites.
    Technical: The https://*/* permission grants broad access to HTTPS domains, potentially exposing sensitive user information if not properly secured. ⚠ 1

Your Data

The extension accesses the current tab's content and stores data locally on the user's device. It also writes to the clipboard and has broad access to HTTP and HTTPS websites.

Technical Details

The extension contacts all domains (http://*/* and https://*/*) and has access to the tabs, storage, and clipboard APIs.

Code Findings

Broad Host PermissionsCritical

This permission allows the extension to access all websites, potentially exposing sensitive user information.

Technical: The http://*/* and https://*/* permissions grant broad access to HTTP and HTTPS domains. This could be used for malicious purposes if not properly secured.

💡 Extensions often require access to specific domains or websites for legitimate functionality.

Writes to ClipboardMedium

This permission allows the extension to write content to the clipboard, potentially exposing sensitive user information.

Technical: The clipboardWrite permission grants access to the clipboard API. This could be used for malicious purposes if not properly handled.

💡 Extensions often require writing data to the clipboard for legitimate functionality.

Runs on ALL WebsitesHigh

This permission allows the extension to run on all websites, potentially exposing sensitive user information.

Technical: The http://*/* and https://*/* permissions grant broad access to HTTP and HTTPS domains. This could be used for malicious purposes if not properly secured.

💡 Extensions often require access to specific domains or websites for legitimate functionality.

Bottom Line

The Amazon Link Cleaner extension has several concerning permissions that could potentially expose user data. We recommend users exercise caution when installing this extension and consider alternative options for cleaning links.

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