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 addon removes Google's link-conversion/tracking feature. This speeds up loading search results and allows you to normally copy links. Since Augustus 2026, Google hides URLs behind google.com/goto?url=... (DTMG issue 67). To reveal the real URL earlier, version 4.30+ of 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. To disable this feature, visit the options page and check the Never request the real URL from Google (/goto URLs stay unreadable) option. History: Initially published as a user script (2011), later as a Chrome extension (2012), and now (2016) also as a Firefox add-on, because it is now possible to provide this feature in Firefox without side effects.