diff --git a/dist/bundle.es.js b/dist/bundle.es.js
index 67aaef1..33f589a 100644
--- a/dist/bundle.es.js
+++ b/dist/bundle.es.js
@@ -1722,6 +1722,25 @@ function convertToShareLink(URL) {
   }, true, 'https://open.lbry.com/');
 }
 
+function splitBySeparator(uri) {
+  const protocolLength = 7;
+  return uri.startsWith('lbry://') ? uri.slice(protocolLength).split(/[#:*]/) : uri.split(/#:\*\$/);
+}
+
+function isURIEqual(uriA, uriB) {
+  const parseA = parseURI(normalizeURI(uriA));
+  const parseB = parseURI(normalizeURI(uriB));
+  if (parseA.isChannel) {
+    if (parseB.isChannel && parseA.channelClaimId === parseB.channelClaimId) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  } else if (parseA.streamClaimId === parseB.streamClaimId) {
+    return true;
+  } else {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
 /* eslint-disable */
 // underscore's deep equal function
 // https://github.com/jashkenas/underscore/blob/master/underscore.js#L1189
@@ -2468,7 +2487,7 @@ const makeSelectClaimForUri = (uri, returnRepost = true) => reselect.createSelec
       const channelUrl = claim.signing_channel && (claim.signing_channel.canonical_url || claim.signing_channel.permanent_url);
 
       return _extends$3({}, repostedClaim, {
-        repost_url: uri,
+        repost_url: normalizeURI(uri),
         repost_channel_url: channelUrl,
         repost_bid_amount: claim && claim.meta && claim.meta.effective_amount
       });
@@ -2719,9 +2738,9 @@ const makeSelectPendingClaimForUri = uri => reselect.createSelector(selectPendin
   return matchingClaim || null;
 });
 
-const makeSelectTotalItemsForChannel = uri => reselect.createSelector(selectChannelClaimCounts, byUri => byUri && byUri[uri]);
+const makeSelectTotalItemsForChannel = uri => reselect.createSelector(selectChannelClaimCounts, byUri => byUri && byUri[normalizeURI(uri)]);
 
-const makeSelectTotalPagesForChannel = (uri, pageSize = 10) => reselect.createSelector(selectChannelClaimCounts, byUri => byUri && byUri[uri] && Math.ceil(byUri[uri] / pageSize));
+const makeSelectTotalPagesForChannel = (uri, pageSize = 10) => reselect.createSelector(selectChannelClaimCounts, byUri => byUri && byUri[uri] && Math.ceil(byUri[normalizeURI(uri)] / pageSize));
 
 const makeSelectNsfwCountFromUris = uris => reselect.createSelector(selectClaimsByUri, claims => uris.reduce((acc, uri) => {
   const claim = claims[uri];
@@ -7943,6 +7962,7 @@ exports.formatFullPrice = formatFullPrice;
 exports.isClaimNsfw = isClaimNsfw;
 exports.isNameValid = isNameValid;
 exports.isURIClaimable = isURIClaimable;
+exports.isURIEqual = isURIEqual;
 exports.isURIValid = isURIValid;
 exports.makeSelectAbandoningClaimById = makeSelectAbandoningClaimById;
 exports.makeSelectAmountForUri = makeSelectAmountForUri;
@@ -8158,5 +8178,6 @@ exports.selectWalletState = selectWalletState;
 exports.selectWalletUnlockPending = selectWalletUnlockPending;
 exports.selectWalletUnlockResult = selectWalletUnlockResult;
 exports.selectWalletUnlockSucceeded = selectWalletUnlockSucceeded;
+exports.splitBySeparator = splitBySeparator;
 exports.toQueryString = toQueryString;
 exports.walletReducer = walletReducer;
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 5d04fc4..cb38ecf 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ export {
   isURIClaimable,
   isNameValid,
   convertToShareLink,
+  splitBySeparator,
+  isURIEqual,
 } from 'lbryURI';
 
 // middlware
diff --git a/src/lbryURI.js b/src/lbryURI.js
index 2ec1e6f..02e13c4 100644
--- a/src/lbryURI.js
+++ b/src/lbryURI.js
@@ -325,3 +325,22 @@ export function convertToShareLink(URL: string) {
     'https://open.lbry.com/'
   );
 }
+
+export function splitBySeparator(uri: string) {
+  const protocolLength = 7;
+  return uri.startsWith('lbry://') ? uri.slice(protocolLength).split(/[#:*]/) : uri.split(/#:\*\$/);
+}
+
+export function isURIEqual(uriA: string, uriB: string) {
+  const parseA = parseURI(normalizeURI(uriA));
+  const parseB = parseURI(normalizeURI(uriB));
+  if (parseA.isChannel) {
+    if (parseB.isChannel && parseA.channelClaimId === parseB.channelClaimId) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  } else if (parseA.streamClaimId === parseB.streamClaimId) {
+    return true;
+  } else {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/redux/selectors/claims.js b/src/redux/selectors/claims.js
index 2071913..f5a03ed 100644
--- a/src/redux/selectors/claims.js
+++ b/src/redux/selectors/claims.js
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export const makeSelectClaimForUri = (uri: string, returnRepost: boolean = true)
 
           return {
             ...repostedClaim,
-            repost_url: uri,
+            repost_url: normalizeURI(uri),
             repost_channel_url: channelUrl,
             repost_bid_amount: claim && claim.meta && claim.meta.effective_amount,
           };
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ export const makeSelectMyPurchasesForPage = (query: ?string, page: number = 1) =
       const end = Number(page) * Number(CLAIM.PAGE_SIZE);
       return matchingFileInfos && matchingFileInfos.length
         ? matchingFileInfos
-            .slice(start, end)
-            .map(fileInfo => fileInfo.canonical_url || fileInfo.permanent_url)
+          .slice(start, end)
+          .map(fileInfo => fileInfo.canonical_url || fileInfo.permanent_url)
         : [];
     }
   );
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ export const makeSelectDateForUri = (uri: string) =>
         (claim.value.release_time
           ? claim.value.release_time * 1000
           : claim.meta && claim.meta.creation_timestamp
-          ? claim.meta.creation_timestamp * 1000
-          : null);
+            ? claim.meta.creation_timestamp * 1000
+            : null);
       if (!timestamp) {
         return undefined;
       }
@@ -630,13 +630,13 @@ export const makeSelectPendingClaimForUri = (uri: string) =>
 export const makeSelectTotalItemsForChannel = (uri: string) =>
   createSelector(
     selectChannelClaimCounts,
-    byUri => byUri && byUri[uri]
+    byUri => byUri && byUri[normalizeURI(uri)]
   );
 
 export const makeSelectTotalPagesForChannel = (uri: string, pageSize: number = 10) =>
   createSelector(
     selectChannelClaimCounts,
-    byUri => byUri && byUri[uri] && Math.ceil(byUri[uri] / pageSize)
+    byUri => byUri && byUri[uri] && Math.ceil(byUri[normalizeURI(uri)] / pageSize)
   );
 
 export const makeSelectNsfwCountFromUris = (uris: Array<string>) =>