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URL Rewriter

Chrome extension that edits URLs according to a custom regular expression when accessing a web page. Based on "Host name rewriter" by Mattias Lundberg.

URL Rewriter edits certain URLs, whether typed in or linked, via a set of rules before navigating to the URL. A rule consists of a regular expression specified in capture groups, a capture group number to replace, and the replacement text for that group. When you click on a link or type a URL in the address bar, it is checked against each of the rules. If a matching rule is found, the text of the specified capturing group number is replaced with the specified text.

Example:

  • Regex: ^(http[s]?\:\/\/.*\.)(toothboiler)(\..*\/watch\?v=.*)$
  • Group number to replace: 2
  • Replacement text: youtube
  • If you click a link for http://www.toothboiler.com/watch?v=abcdefg, it matches the regex rule and capture group 2 (toothboiler) is replaced with youtube to result in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abcdefg.

URL Rewriter on Chrome Web Store