Link Protector

Adds the noopener attribute to links (third-party only) and prevents websites from accessing the opener window.

Link Protector is available to install from Edge Add-on Store and for download from this page. It has 156 active users The latest version is 0.1.3, and it was published 5 months ago.

Install from Edge Add-on Store
View source code
Total download count: 2 (Only count downloads from Edge-Stats)

All available versions

You can find the current and older versions of Link Protector here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.

As a free user, you can only download the latest version.

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 3 versions available for download.

Install CRX file

Option 1: The easy way (for Windows users only)

  1. Download and run chrome-stats.exe file on your PC. This method will allow you to install Chrome extensions directly from edge-stats.com in one click. You only need to do this once!
  2. Type in chrome://restart in the URL bar to restart the browser for the changes to take effect.
  3. Download and install the Link Protector CRX file

Option 2: Advanced method

  1. Download Link Protector CRX file
  2. NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Edge Add-on Store. If so, you may need to use option 1, or download the ZIP file instead.
  3. In the URL bar, go to edge://extensions
  4. Enable Developer mode
  5. Drag and drop the downloaded Link Protector CRX file into the Extensions page
  6. When prompted, click Add extension to install Link Protector.

Install ZIP file

  1. Download and unpack the Link Protector ZIP file to a directory of your choice.
  2. In Edge browser, go to edge://extensions
  3. Enable Developer mode.
  4. Click on the Load Unpacked button.
  5. Select the directory of with the unpacked Link Protector ZIP file from step 1. Link Protector is now installed on your browser.