Google changed search links.We changed them back.

Need to fix Google goto URL links? Google now makes some copied search-result links go through its own /goto redirect instead of giving you the page's normal URL. That makes links harder to share and search results harder to analyze. This extension changes them back automatically.

Install the fix See before and after

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Chrome showing a Google Search result whose bottom-left status bar contains a google.com/goto URL — The browser sees Google's redirect`google.com/goto?url=…`

Same result. Real destination.

The result stays the same. Only the link becomes useful again.

Research Notes
example.com

A practical guide to cleaner links

An illustrative search result used to show the extension's behavior.

google.com/goto?url=…

Google's /goto redirect

Without the extension

google.com/goto?url=…

With the extension

example.com/guides/clean-links

Example URLs shown for illustration.

The old behavior, restored.

Copy clean links

What you paste is the destination URL.

See where you're going

Read the destination before opening the result.

Turn it off anytime

A simple browser control restores Google's default behavior.

Turn it on. Turn it off.

Click the extension's toolbar button whenever you want to switch modes.

Fix is on

The blue ON badge means Google /goto links are being replaced with their real destinations.

Fix is off

No badge means the original Google links are restored. Click the icon again to resume.

What changed.

Google began routing some result links through a server-side /goto URL. The destination still opens, but the link you inspect or copy may be Google's passthrough instead of the page itself.

June 23, 2026

Early public sightings of the new redirect pattern appeared while the behavior was still inconsistent across searches.

July 8, 2026

Search-industry reporting documented broader tests and the practical downside: the visible result link no longer revealed the destination directly.

August 26, 2026

Google confirmed the rollout and described it as part of its technical measures against abuse. Observers also connected the change to making automated result collection harder.

No telemetry. No middleman.

Runs in your browser. It accesses the current Google Search page and sends only Google's own /goto URLs back to Google to resolve them.

Install it now.

Install Chrome from the Chrome Web Store. Edge, Firefox, and Safari use direct release downloads; Firefox and Safari are signed for normal persistent installation.

Direct-download version 1.0.2 packages, signatures, and checksums are published on GitHub Releases.

Chrome Web Store

Install on Chrome

Install Google Goto URL Fix from its official Chrome Web Store listing.

Choose Add to Chrome below.
On the Chrome Web Store, choose Add to Chrome.
Approve Add extension.
Click the toolbar button so its badge reads ON, then reload the Google results page.

Add to Chrome

Chrome installs the extension and handles future updates through the Web Store.

Available now on the Chrome Web Store.

Read complete installation instructions