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# LinkedIn Link Cleaner

LinkedIn wraps outbound URLs in `lnkd.in` and tacks on `trk`, `li_fat_id`, and `lipi` — Microsoft-owned redirects that log the click, trigger the LinkedIn Insight Tag, and forward attribution to Google DoubleClick before the page loads. Clean the LinkedIn link before you share.

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Before and After

Tracked link

https://www.linkedin.com/in/example/?trk=public\_post\_feed-actor-name

Clean link

https://www.linkedin.com/in/example/

Removed

-   trkTracking parameter

## Why LinkedIn Tracks Links

LinkedIn routes outbound traffic through its own wrappers so it can attribute clicks, campaigns, and profile activity. That extra redirect keeps LinkedIn in the middle of the share even when the destination belongs to someone else.

## Install Clean Links on Any Device

Pin the web cleaner as a progressive web app on Chrome, Edge, and Android, or install the iPhone, iPad, and Mac app for on-device cleaning, Share Sheet actions, Safari extension, QR scanning, and Shortcuts.

Install web app[![Download on the App Store](/app-store/download-badge/en/download.svg)![Download on the App Store](/app-store/download-badge/en/download-dark.svg)](/download)Install as a web app instead

Add Clean Links to your Home Screen

1.  Tap the Share button in Safari, then choose Add to Home Screen.
2.  Tap Add. Clean Links launches like a native app from your Home Screen.

Open your browser menu and choose Install Clean Links or Add to Home Screen.

## Why You Should Clean LinkedIn Links

-   Remove `trk`, `li_fat_id`, `lipi`, and UTMs
-   Unwrap `linkedin.com/safety/go?url=` shims and expand `lnkd.in`
-   Share the same page without extra redirects or identifiers

## Examples of LinkedIn Trackers and Redirects Clean Links Removes

`linkedin.com/safety/go?url=...` - link shim for external URLs`lnkd.in/...` - LinkedIn short link wrapper`trk`, `li_fat_id`, `lipi` - LinkedIn tracking parameters`utm_source=linkedin`, `utm_medium`, `utm_campaign` - campaign tags

## Why not just delete parameters manually?

Many trackers appear mid‑redirect or hide behind shims. Manual trimming misses those and can break links. Clean Links follows the chain and cleans the final URL safely.

## FAQ: LinkedIn Link Cleaner

-   Does cleaning change where the link goes?
    
    No. Cleaning removes trackers and shims but preserves the destination.
    
-   Does this help with LinkedIn profile URLs?
    
    Yes, if the profile URL has extra tracking parameters or was wrapped in a LinkedIn redirect. Clean Links removes the noise but keeps the real profile path.
    
-   Why does LinkedIn use a safety/go link?
    
    It is a link shim used to route external links for scanning and tracking. Clean Links unwraps this safely and shows the real URL.
    
-   Will cleaning break login or referral flows?
    
    Clean Links removes tracking parameters. If a parameter is required for functionality (rare), it is preserved.
    
-   Does Clean Links send data to servers?
    
    The Apple app cleans LinkedIn links on-device. The web cleaner currently sends the link to the Clean Links API because the full rule engine is too large to ship to every browser right now. We do not log, store, or tie those requests to an account, and shortlinks are still resolved in an isolated, cookie-free context with a randomized user agent.
    
-   How does the web cleaner differ from the iPhone, iPad, and Mac app?
    
    The cleaning rules are the same, but the Apple app has more system hooks: Share Sheet cleaning, Safari extension support, QR scanning, Shortcuts, Siri, and Mac clipboard tools. The web cleaner focuses on paste-and-clean in your browser today, and a browser-native WASM version is in progress.
    

Need to clean a link from any other site? [Try the free link cleaner](https://cleanlinks.app/en/link-cleaner)

## Clean a Link Right Here

Paste any link to strip trackers and unwrap short links. Works in any browser with no account; recent-link history stays in this browser.

[Clean a Link](#link-cleaner-tool)Install web app

## Get Clean Links for iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Clean links from the Share Sheet on iPhone and iPad, plus the Mac app. No account or link history; redirect checks run from your device when network access is enabled.

[![Download on the App Store](/app-store/download-badge/en/download.svg)![Download on the App Store](/app-store/download-badge/en/download-dark.svg)](/download)Install web app

Why we built Clean Links

## Someone Close to Us Got Scammed by a QR Code. We Did Something About It.

Someone close to us scanned a QR code on a parking meter, typed in their card details, and lost the money before they realized anything was off. A sticker had covered the real code, and the link behind it went somewhere else. We're two engineers in the EU who've spent years building privacy-first apps, and that was the push. We wanted a fast way to see where a link or QR code really goes before you tap it, and to strip the trackers off the ones we share. Clean Links now covers both cases: the Apple apps scan and clean on your device, and the web cleaner lets you check a link in the browser without an account. It's free, and we'd rather earn a spot on your home screen than sell you out.

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