Who should use FastForward?

FastForward is a consumer product built for people who regularly use shortened or gated links.

Does FastForward have a free plan?

Yes — FastForward is free to use.

What platforms does FastForward run on?

FastForward runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is FastForward still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

Who develops FastForward?

FastForward is developed by FastForwardTeam.

How long has FastForward been around?

FastForward first shipped in 2018.

Is FastForward open source?

FastForward has a public GitHub repository.

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FastForward

Name: FastForward
Author: FastForwardTeam

fastforward.teamBrowser DevTools & extensions

FastForward is a browser extension that bypasses link shorteners, ad pages, social-follow requirements, and tracking redirects. It supports Chromium-based browsers, Firefox, Edge, and Kiwi, but the project has been discontinued.

FreeUnlicenseWebEmbeddable

Visit fastforward.team

3.8kstars

281forks

9features

2018since

Overview

9 features

In the Browser DevTools & extensions space, FastForward takes a focused approach. It focuses on skipping ad-filled, tracking-heavy, and social-follow link shorteners to reach destination URLs directly. FastForward is a consumer product aimed at people who regularly use shortened or gated links. FastForward costs nothing to use. It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.

It is developed by FastForwardTeam, and it first shipped in 2018. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 3.8k stars. Among its 9 catalogued features are link bypassing, ad-page skipping, and social-gate bypassing. It is being sunset.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Link bypassing
Ad-page skipping
Social-gate bypassing
Tracking blocking
IP protection
Chrome support
Firefox support
Edge support
Kiwi support

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

License

Unlicense

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tierGitHub · ★ 3.8kStore-verified publisher

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed10 Sept · 02:46 UTC
FastForward verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about FastForward

What does FastForward do?: FastForward focuses on skipping ad-filled, tracking-heavy, and social-follow link shorteners to reach destination URLs directly. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who should use FastForward?: FastForward is a consumer product built for people who regularly use shortened or gated links.
Does FastForward have a free plan?: Yes — FastForward is free to use.
What platforms does FastForward run on?: FastForward runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is FastForward still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
Who develops FastForward?: FastForward is developed by FastForwardTeam.
How long has FastForward been around?: FastForward first shipped in 2018.
Is FastForward open source?: FastForward has a public GitHub repository.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 3.8k
License: Unlicense
First seen: 10 Sept 2026
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: people who regularly use shortened or gated links
Model: B2C
Solves: Skipping ad-filled, tracking-heavy, and social-follow link shorteners to reach destination URLs directly.

Registered as

GitHub: FastForwardTeam/FastForward
Firefox Add-ons: fastforwardteam

Developer

FastForwardTeam

Community-driven

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 3,771
Forks: 281
Open issues: 9
Last commit: 9 Sept 2026
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 123
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: main
Latest release: manifest-v2-release · 25 Sept 2023

Index record

Indexed: 10 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 10 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: fastforward-fastforward-team
Lifecycle state recorded: 10 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 10 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 10 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://fastforward.team/

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