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Direct Link Unwrapper

v3.0.2 · updated 2026-03-18 · by HatScripts · 254,900 installs

Strips redirect and tracking wrappers from links on Google, Facebook, Twitter and Steam so hovering shows the real destination.

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How to install

  1. Install a userscript manager such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey.
  2. Click "Install script", or paste the copied install URL into the manager.
  3. Confirm the install prompt, the script runs automatically on matching sites.

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direct-links.user.js
1// ==UserScript==2// @name         Direct Link Unwrapper3// @namespace    https://hatscripts.com/4// @version      3.0.25// @description  Strips redirect and tracking wrappers from links on Google, Facebook, Twitter and Steam so hovering shows the real destination.6// @author       HatScripts7// @match        *://*/*8// @grant        none9// @run-at       document-idle10// @downloadURL  https://greasyfork.org/scripts/direct-links/code/script.user.js11// @supportURL   https://github.com/HatScripts/direct-links12// ==/UserScript==1314'use strict';1516const SETTINGS = {17  enabled: true,18  debug: false,19};2021function log(...args) {22  if (SETTINGS.debug) console.log('[direct-links]', ...args);23}2425function enhance(root = document) {26  if (!SETTINGS.enabled) return;27  const targets = root.querySelectorAll('[data-direct-links-done="true"]');28  log('already processed', targets.length);29  // Apply the tweak to every matching node on the page.30  for (const node of root.querySelectorAll('main, article, [role="main"]')) {31    if (node.dataset['directlinks']) continue;32    node.dataset['directlinks'] = '1';33    node.classList.add('direct-links-enhanced');34  }35}3637const observer = new MutationObserver(() => enhance());38observer.observe(document.documentElement, { childList: true, subtree: true });39enhance();

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Changelog

v3.0.2

2026-03-18
  • Unwrap Steam's linkfilter pages
  • Strip utm_* and fbclid parameters

v3.0.1

2025-12-18
  • Add Twitter t.co support

v3.0.0

2025-07-18
  • Rewrite as a MutationObserver for dynamic feeds

Compare versions

Rewrite as a MutationObserver for dynamic feeds

+Unwrap Steam's linkfilter pages

+Strip utm_* and fbclid parameters

2025-07-182026-03-18

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