- Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/dont-track-me-google1/ (Firefox on Android is also supported).
- Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dont-track-me-google/gdbofhhdmcladcmmfjolgndfkpobecpg
- Opera: https://addons.opera.com/extensions/details/dont-track-me-google/
- User script: https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/428243-don-t-track-me-google
At the Google Search engine, search results are converted to an ugly link upon click. This link enables tracking for Google.
For example, the search entry
http://www.google.com/(when searching for "Google") will be replaced with:https://encrypted.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=Google&source=web&cd=8&sqi=2&ved=0CFgQFjAH&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&ei=Ej__TrCkJo2bOrSs2aIE&usg=AFQjCNG5-9Jej-ukVeakTgwonqt2narbYg&sig2=f9f1dWcZoj6ZUC2Zxy9y2g
This script removes Google's link-conversion/tracking feature. This speeds up loading search results and allows you to right-click or tap to copy the link URL.
Since Augustus 2026, Google hides URLs behind google.com/goto?url=...
(DTMG issue 67).
To reveal the real URL earlier, the extension may send a request to Google
to retrieve the URL behind a goto URL, when you start interacting with a goto
link in the search result. You can opt out of this feature at the options page.
This feature relies on extension APIs and is not available to the user script.
- december 2011 - First release, as a user script.
- november 2012 - Published as a Chrome extension.
- april 2013 - Updated Chrome extension to disable
<a ping>. This version worked fine for three years without any modifications. - july 2016 - Published Firefox addon. Rewrote the program from scratch to recognize more URLs and to use modern techniques for a better performance.
- september 2016 - Restored referrer hiding functionality with minimal impact using referrer policies.
- june 2021 - Published user script on Greasyfork.
- aug 2026 - Support /goto URLs (#67), in extension only (not user script).
Brought to you by Rob Wu (https://robwu.nl).