Compare Edge add-ons: ClearURLs vs Weather

Stats ClearURLs ClearURLs Weather Weather
User count 39,452 11,128
Average rating 4.40 3.90
Rating count 37 14
Last updated 2022-11-18 2020-03-16
Size 856.40K 227.45K
Version 1.26.0 0.1.4
Short description
Remove tracking elements from URLs. Provides local and long range weather forecast And personalize your homepage
Full summary

This extension will automatically remove tracking elements from URLs to help protect your privacy when browsing through the Internet.

Many websites use tracking elements in the URL (e.g. https://example.com?utm_source=newsletter1&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sale) to mark your online activity. All that tracking code is not necessary for a website to be displayed or work correctly and can therefore be removed—that is exactly what ClearURLs does.

Another common example are Amazon URLs. If you search for a product on Amazon you will see a very long URL, such as https://www.amazon.com/dp/exampleProduct/ref=sxin_0_pb?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&keywords=tea&pd_rd_i=exampleProduct&pd_rd_r=8d39e4cd-1e4f-43db-b6e7-72e969a84aa5&pd_rd_w=1pcKM&pd_rd_wg=hYrNl&pf_rd_p=50bbfd25-5ef7-41a2-68d6-74d854b30e30&pf_rd_r=0GMWD0YYKA7XFGX55ADP&qid=1517757263&rnid=2914120011

Indeed most of the above URL is tracking code. Once ClearURLs has cleaned the address, it will look like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/exampleProduct

Why use this extension as opposed to similar ones? Most other “link cleaners” employ about a dozen rules when looking for tracking parameters to remove. ClearURLs utilizes over 250 rules, so its capabilities are more comprehensive. And ClearURLs is open source, so everyone can join the project and/or can check the source code to error or malicious code.

All functions in a nutshell

  • Removes tracking from URLs automatically in the background
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Weather Forecast is the most comprehensive weather forecast Addon for your web browsers.

Weather Features:

  1. Locations support.
  2. Shows 7-Day Weather Forecast.
  3. Show detailed information for the day's weather. Including wind, humidity, rainfall, visibility, Fahrenheit, Celsius, etc.
  4. Has global coverage.

Start page function:

  • Search Engine Management - You may switch to your favorite search engine and quickly search for anything you want.   • Add shortcuts - You can add frequently used website shortcuts for free on our homepage, which is simple and convenient.   • Weather conditions for the day or the next seven days.   • Rich wallpaper selection and upload wallpapers. And you can sync Bing's wallpaper.