Note: the only downside to this method is that it won't auto-update. You can use ClearURLs again in Chrome just like before. The extension remains installed across browsing sessions. Select "Load unpacked" once Developer mode is enabled and pick the folder of the unpacked ClearURLs extension.Tools like PeaZip or 7-Zip can be used to extract the archive. Extract the downloaded *.crx file to a folder on the local system this folder is a permanent location for the add-on, so make sure it does not get deleted accidentally.
At the time of writing, this was clearurls-1.21.0-chrome.crx. Download the latest version for Chrome from the project's releases page.The following instructions provide a step-by-step walkthrough of installing the extension in Google Chrome: While it is currently impossible to install the extension from the Chrome Web Store, users of Chrome may install it directly instead.
the Mozilla AMO store for Firefox, and on GitHub. The add-on is still available on all other stores, e.g. If past removals of popular extensions are anything to go by, it is likely that it will be reinstated eventually as the outcry is already in full swing on sites such as Reddit or Hacker News.
The author of the extension appealed the decision. Google did remove the long-standing highly popular extension without prior notice or option to get the issue resolved. The developer suggested that Google may have removed the extension because it is disrupting Google's business model. According to the information published, Google had several objections, including that the description did not include the functions "donate, badges, logging, export/import", that it did not require the permission clipboardWrite, and that the description of the extension included keywords that were not required or irrelevant. The developer of the extension published the letter that Google sent on the extensions GitHub page.
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