webextension-skip-redirect vs FastForward

webextension-skip-redirect

Some web pages use intermediary pages before redirecting to a final page. This add-on tries to extract the final url from the intermediary url and goes there straight away if successful. (by sblask-webextensions)

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FastForward

Don't waste your time with compliance. FastForward automatically skips annoying link shorteners. (by FastForwardTeam)

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webextension-skip-redirect		FastForward
	Project
10	Mentions	131
450	Stars	3,473
1.8%	Growth	1.9%
5.6	Activity	8.2
5 days ago	Latest Commit	26 days ago
JavaScript	Language	JavaScript
MIT License	License	The Unlicense

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webextension-skip-redirect

Posts with mentions or reviews of webextension-skip-redirect. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-27.

Any browser extension which automatically bypass url shortener links?
1 project | /r/privacy | 1 Mar 2023

Recommended by Arkenfox: Skip Redirect
Any way to fix link trackers?
2 projects | /r/uBlockOrigin | 27 Jan 2023

Temporary workaround while i try to understand if uBO can help here, is to use https://github.com/sblask/webextension-skip-redirect
am i supposed to download all of these? new to this
3 projects | /r/NewYuzuPiracy | 17 Jan 2023

To skip redirects and link shorteners: https://fastforward.team/ or https://github.com/sblask/webextension-skip-redirect
Show me yours, I'll show you mine (Add-ons)
3 projects | /r/firefox | 23 Dec 2022

c) Skip Redirect – Avoiding intermediate pages between meme links in Messenger on desktop and my actual Firefox browser.
Skip Redirect extension - Any Thoughts?
2 projects | /r/PrivacyGuides | 10 Sep 2022
If you are still using the Universal Bypass extension, you should switch to it's maintained fork FastForward
1 project | /r/firefox | 6 Jun 2022

After reading the skip redirect GitHub repo, and the fastforward faq page , I found out that skip redirect searches for final url in the url parameters, while fastforward uses crowd bypass so when a person with the addon got redirected after doing captcha and waiting 10 seconds other user don't need to wait and get redirected instantly
How to prevent redirects on addons.mozilla.org if possible ?
1 project | /r/firefox | 17 May 2022

Skip Redirect, for example, takes care of those links going through outgoing.prod.mozaws.net.
If you have 2 sites configured to open in different Firefox containers, and you open a link to site2 from site1, is it sending referrer info to site2?
1 project | /r/PrivacyGuides | 12 Dec 2021

Well, if your concern is more about referrers through links and not headers, Skip Redirect https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/skip-redirect/ + uBO with https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/master/LegitimateURLShortener.txt list and AdGuard URL Tracking Protection list (or CleanUrls) can remove almost all the time the tracking content of this type of links.
Update to user preferences
3 projects | /r/changelog | 25 Feb 2021

Skip Redirect does it for Chrome and Firefox, source is on Github.

FastForward

Posts with mentions or reviews of FastForward. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-07.

FastForward: Bypass link shorteners, don't waste time getting to the final link
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 7 Jan 2024

I quickly scrolled through the supported website list, and I haven’t recognized any familiar websites.
https://github.com/FastForwardTeam/FastForward/blob/main/doc...
All of these look super obscure.
Why are so many mods moving over to Modrinth?
1 project | /r/feedthebeast | 8 Dec 2023

to be clear i'm not on curse's side, but pretty sure that by using FastForward extension and ublock origin you skip the 5sec wait. works on my machine at least. but yeah, the whole site is pretty much falling apart
Deyoutube MegaThread
2 projects | /r/deyoutube | 7 Dec 2023

FastFoward - Gets past Link shortners and skips them, iplogger blocker and bypasser and tracker blocker
Firefox fails to install the FastForward extension and gives a "Download failed" error message. HELP
1 project | /r/firefox | 7 Dec 2023

https://github.com/FastForwardTeam/FastForward/issues/920 https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/11zx6px/comment/jdh63t8/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3 So, basically firefox removed the FastForward extension because of the way it worked. The devs are fixing it and it'll be back soon. Hope this helped :)
How to use OVAgames?
1 project | /r/PiratedGames | 1 Aug 2023
Are there any adblockers that work on Sportsnet Now ads?
1 project | /r/canadacordcutters | 2 Jul 2023
Bard webpage not loading (Firefox)
1 project | /r/Bard | 27 Jun 2023

It's currently on their Github tracker, but in the mean time you likely have to turn it off if you want to be able to use Bard. No way to whitelist the site or disable the addon just on that page from what I can tell.
How do I bypass Linkvertise when a cc download sends me there?
1 project | /r/TheSims4Mods | 7 Jun 2023

Maybe FastForward works?
That’s such a trans question to ask
2 projects | /r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns | 26 May 2023

UBlock Origin and FastForward bypass. With this combination, I have NEVER gotten an ad or ran into a prompt to force me to disable adblock.
Being taken to ouo.io when clicking game parts in Ziperto
1 project | /r/NewYuzuPiracy | 25 May 2023

Install this https://fastforward.team/

What are some alternatives?

When comparing webextension-skip-redirect and FastForward you can also consider the following projects:

Reddit-Enhancement-Suite - Reddit Enhancement Suite

Universal-Bypass - Don't waste your time with compliance. Universal Bypass circumvents annoying link shorteners.

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SyncMarks-Extension - Browser Webextension for Firefox, Edge or Chromium derivatives to sync your bookmarks with a private backend.

uAssets - Resources for uBlock Origin, uMatrix: static filter lists, ready-to-use rulesets, etc.

TabsAsideExtension - Legacy Microsoft Edge "Tabs aside" feature extension for web browsers

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p1xt-guides - Programming curricula

privacy-redirect - A simple web extension that redirects Twitter, YouTube, Instagram & Google Maps requests to privacy friendly alternatives.

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dont-track-me-google - Firefox and Chrome extensions to prevent Google from making links ugly.

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