Best alternatives to URL Scissors (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to URL Scissors, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Query Parameter Editor
Add, edit or remove URL query parameters easily
≈1K users4.2★ from 5 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than URL Scissors
- Updated less recently
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HTTP Headers
Quickly view HTTP headers for the current page.
≈10K users4.3★ from 12 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years4 permissions- About 2.0× more users than URL Scissors
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
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CORS Unblock
No more CORS error by appending 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *' header to local and remote web requests when enabled
≈200K users4.1★ from 175 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago4 permissions- About 40× more users than URL Scissors
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
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CORS Unblock
Temporarily unblock CORS for development and testing purposes
≈20K users4.3★ from 20 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago4 permissions- About 4.0× more users than URL Scissors
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 1)
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HTTP Interceptor
Intercept and modify HTTP requests & responses: URL redirects, headers, query params, and response body replacement.
≈100K users5.0★ from 1 rating5 permissions- About 20× more users than URL Scissors
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
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Postman Interceptor
Capture requests from any website and send them to Postman Client.
≈700K users2.7★ from 948 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago7 permissions- About 140× more users than URL Scissors
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 1)
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CORS Unblock
Easily bypass CORS errors during development with a simple ON/OFF toggle.
≈2K users4.8★ from 86 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago5 permissions- About 2.5× fewer users than URL Scissors
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
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Easy URL Editor
This is a tool for web developers. It makes editing URL parameters for long URLs much easier.
≈4K users5.0★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 16 months ago1 permissions- A similar number of users to URL Scissors
- Updated less recently
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Anti-CORS, anti-CSP
Enable cross origin requests blocked by CORS or CSP. Disable CORS and CSP in selected hostnames, preserve security of other websites
≈5K users4.1★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago3 permissions- A similar number of users to URL Scissors
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
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Request Interceptor
Intercept and modify network requests: headers, query params, delay, response body, custom script/CSS injection.
≈10K users4.2★ from 67 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago8 permissions- About 2.0× more users than URL Scissors
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 1)
URL Scissors alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to URL Scissors?
By users, the most popular alternative is Postman Interceptor with ≈700K users and a 2.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Query Parameter Editor.
Which URL Scissors alternative has the best rating?
CORS Unblock has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 86 ratings.
How many alternatives to URL Scissors are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to URL Scissors on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.