Link Cleaner Online: Clean Links Now Works in Every Browser
The most-requested feature since Clean Links launched has been a link cleaner for non-Apple devices: Android, Windows, ChromeOS, Linux, and anything else that runs a browser. It shipped today.
Clean Links is now a link cleaner online. Paste a URL, strip the tracking parameters, unwrap supported short links, and copy the cleaned result from any modern browser, on any device. It is also installable as a Progressive Web App on Android, Chrome, and Edge, so once you add it to your home screen it launches like a native app.
The Request We Heard Most Often
Clean Links has been an iPhone, iPad, and Mac app since launch. That covered a lot of people. It did not cover the friend on Android, the work laptop on Windows, the family ChromeOS device, or anyone working from a Linux box.
The same message kept landing in App Store reviews, on Reddit, and in support email. Someone shares a tracker-stuffed link with a friend, and the friend has no Apple device to clean it on. Someone uses Windows all day and wants utm_source and fbclid off URLs before pasting them into Slack. Someone reaches Clean Links from a search result, on a borrowed laptop, and does not want to install anything to clean one suspicious link.
The fix had to live on the web, and it had to do the full Clean Links job, not a stripped-down web demo.
What Shipped
The new Clean Links Web tool does three things from any browser:
- Strips tracking parameters from the URL you paste, including
utm_source,utm_medium,fbclid,gclid,ttclid,igshid,li_fat_id, and many more - Unwraps supported short links and redirect wrappers like
t.co,l.facebook.com,lnkd.in, newsletter click trackers, ad redirectors, and short-link services on the Clean Links allowlist - Shows the resolved redirect chain so you can see where the link was actually going before you share it
The web cleaner is also a Progressive Web App. On Android, Chrome, and Edge, hit "Install app" in the address bar and Clean Links lives on your home screen. No App Store, no install size, no account.
A Better Link Cleaner Than linkcleaner.app
If you have reached for linkcleaner.app or another URL cleaner to scrub a link, the Clean Links web cleaner does the same job and goes one step further.
linkcleaner.app removes the visible parameters from the URL you hand it. Clean Links does that too, then resolves supported short links and redirect wrappers, cleans the final URL, and shows you the redirect chain. That second step is where most modern trackers actually live: behind t.co, l.facebook.com, lnkd.in, and newsletter click trackers, not in the URL you pasted in. The Clean Links comparison with the open-source LinkCleaner extension walks through the same difference at the rule-set level, if you want the deeper breakdown.
The browsers are the same. The form is the same. What is different is the short-link unwrapping that other web cleaners skip, and the shared rule engine that also ships inside the Clean Links Safari extension, so coverage updates reach every surface at once. On iPhone, iPad, and Mac, that same extension can strip supported tracking parameters before pages even open, which is the kind of automatic cleanup a paste-only web tool cannot match.
What Is Coming Next: Chrome and Firefox Extensions
The web cleaner is the first piece of getting Clean Links onto every device. Chrome and Firefox extensions are next.
The extensions will bring Clean Links into the browser address bar and right-click menu, so you can clean a link without leaving the page you are on. That is the same workflow the Clean Links Safari extension already provides on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Both will be free. We will announce ship dates here when builds are ready for review.
What the Apple App Still Adds
The web cleaner is for the moments when installing an app is not the right first step. The Apple app is for the rest of the time.
On iPhone, iPad, and Mac, Clean Links cleans on-device, stores no link history, and integrates with the Share Sheet, the Safari extension, Apple Shortcuts, Siri, a QR scanner that previews the real destination before you tap, and the Mac clipboard monitor. Those system hooks are why Clean Links exists as a native app, not only as a web tool.
For workflows that hand a cleaned link off from iPhone to Mac, read the Send to Mac guide. For a feature-by-feature breakdown against Apple's own iOS 26 protection, read Clean Links vs Safari Advanced Tracking & Fingerprinting Protection.
FAQ
Is the Clean Links Web Cleaner Free?
Yes. The web cleaner is free to use, and the Clean Links app is free on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. There are no accounts, subscriptions, or in-app purchases.
Does the Web Cleaner Store the URLs I Paste?
No. Clean Links does not store the full URL you paste or the cleaned URL on a server. Production analytics record coarse operational fields like the cleaned hostname and whether the URL changed, not a reusable list of links you cleaned. The optional Recently Cleaned Links list is saved locally in your browser and can be turned off with Private mode.
Does It Work on Android, Windows, ChromeOS, and Linux?
Yes. The web cleaner runs in any modern browser. On Android, Chrome, and Edge, you can also install it as a Progressive Web App from the address bar so it sits on your home screen.
Can the Web Cleaner Unwrap Every Short Link?
No. Clean Links unwraps supported short links and redirect wrappers from a closed registry of known handlers, not an open fetch-anything proxy. If Clean Links misses a tracker, use the Report missed trackers button so the rules can be updated.
Try the Link Cleaner Online
Open the Clean Links link cleaner, paste a tracked URL, and look at what comes off. On Android or desktop Chrome and Edge, install it as a web app from the address bar so the next link is one tap away.
If you are on iPhone, iPad, or Mac, install the Clean Links app when you want the same cleaning workflow inside Safari, the Share Sheet, QR scanning, Shortcuts, Siri, and your Mac clipboard.
