Why Reddit Tracks Links
Reddit adds share UTMs and outbound wrappers so it can measure which post, app surface, or share action produced the click. That means the link you copy is often carrying Reddit's measurement layer with it.
Clean LinksReddit Link Cleaner
Reddit routes external URLs through `out.reddit.com`, so every off-site click is logged against your account, and tags shared posts with `utm_source=share` to follow them into other feeds. The redirect fires whether you are signed in or not — clean the Reddit link before you paste.
Examples of Trackers and Redirects Clean Links Handles
- utm_source
- utm_medium
- utm_campaign
Install the Link Cleaner 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.
Add Clean Links to your Home Screen
- Tap the Share button in Safari, then choose Add to Home Screen.
- Tap Add. Clean Links launches like a native app from your Home Screen.
Why You Should Clean Reddit Links
- Remove `utm_source=share` and related UTMs
- Unwrap `out.reddit.com` redirect wrappers
- Expand `redd.it` short links to the canonical post URL
- Share the same content without extra redirects
Examples of Reddit Trackers and Redirects Clean Links Removes
`out.reddit.com/...&url=...` - outbound redirect wrapper`utm_source=share`, `utm_medium=web2x` - share/click source tags`redd.it/...` - Reddit short link wrapper for posts and comments
Why not just delete UTMs manually?
Many trackers appear mid‑redirect or are hidden in wrappers. Manual trimming misses those and can break links. Clean Links follows the chain and cleans the final URL safely.
FAQ: Reddit Link Cleaner
Does cleaning change where the link goes?
No. Cleaning removes trackers and wrappers but preserves the destination.
Why does Reddit use out.reddit.com?
It is an outbound redirect layer used for scanning and analytics. Clean Links unwraps this safely and shows the real URL.
Does Clean Links send data to servers?
The Apple app cleans Reddit 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.
Get Clean Links for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
One-tap cleaning from the iOS share sheet on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Works offline, no account, no logs.