Release notes # Clean Links Release Notes Every Clean Links release for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. See what's new in the link cleaner and QR scanner. iPhone & iPad Mac ## Clean Links iPhone & iPad Release Notes 1. ### [Version 1.0.16](#ios-1-0-16) Latest Apr 28, 2026 \- Safari extension now strips tracking parameters from URLs automatically as you browse - Support for cleaning URLs from many more websites and link shorteners. - Minor bug fixes and updates Thank you for choosing Clean Links. If you enjoy the app, leaving an App Store review is a great way to support us. We are committed to continually improving the app and to making it more useful for you. For support requests and feature suggestions, please feel free to ask in our Discord server, tweet at @CleanLinksApp or email us at support@cleanlinks.app 2. ### [Version 1.0.15](#ios-1-0-15) Apr 21, 2026 Minor bug fixes and updates Thank you for choosing Clean Links. We are committed to continue improving the app and to make it more useful for you. For support requests and feature suggestions, please feel free to ask in our Discord server, email us at support@cleanlinks.app, or tweet at @CleanLinksApp. If you enjoy the app, leaving an App Store review is a great way to support us. 3. ### [Version 1.0.14](#ios-1-0-14) Mar 29, 2026 \- Improved Handoff between iOS and macOS versions of the app - Accessibility improvements - Minor bug fixes and updates Thank you for choosing Clean Links. We are committed to continue improving the app and to make it more useful for you. For support requests and feature suggestions, please feel free to ask in our Discord server, email us at support@cleanlinks.app, or tweet at @CleanLinksApp. If you enjoy the app, leaving an App Store review is a great way to support us. 4. ### [Version 1.0.13](#ios-1-0-13) Mar 14, 2026 \- New Safari extension to remove tracking parameters from all urls on a webpage. - Added an option to disable network requests during URL cleaning, with settings and Shortcuts controls. - Support for cleaning URLs from many more websites and URL shorteners. - Minor bug fixes and updates. Thank you for choosing Clean Links. We are committed to continue improving the app and to make it more useful for you. For support requests and feature suggestions, please feel free to ask in our Discord server, email us at support@cleanlinks.app, or tweet at @CleanLinksApp. If you enjoy the app, leaving an App Store review is a great way to support us. 5. ### [Version 1.0.12](#ios-1-0-12) Mar 9, 2026 \- Based on popular demand, support for iOS (17.6), previously we only supported iOS 18 and newer. - Please note that due to backwards compatibility issues, some functionality like (some) Shortcuts and iOS Control Center widgets are not available on older iOS versions. - Another user requested feature: Support for the x-callback-url spec. - Support for cleaning URLs from many more websites and URL shorteners. - Minor bug fixes and updates. Thank you for choosing Clean Links. We are committed to continue improving the app and to make it more useful for you. For support requests and feature suggestions, please feel free to ask in our Discord server, email us at support@cleanlinks.app, or tweet at @CleanLinksApp. If you enjoy the app, leaving an App Store review is a great way to support us. 6. ### [Version 1.0.11](#ios-1-0-11) Jan 26, 2026 \- Support for opening links in the Google Chrome browser, when it's installed - Support for cleaning URLs from many more websites and URL shorteners - Minor bug fixes and updates Thank you for choosing Clean Links. We are committed to continue improving the app and to make it more useful for you. For support requests and feature suggestions, please feel free to ask in our Discord server, email us at support@cleanlinks.app, or tweet at @CleanLinksApp. If you enjoy the app, leaving an App Store review is a great way to support us. 7. ### [Version 1.0.10](#ios-1-0-10) Nov 16, 2025 \- Support for cleaning URLs from many more websites and URL shorteners - Minor bug fixes and updates Thank you for choosing Clean Links. We are committed to continue improving the app and to make it more useful for you. For support requests and feature suggestions, please feel free to ask in our Discord server, email us at support@cleanlinks.app, or tweet at @CleanLinksApp. If you enjoy the app, leaving an App Store review is a great way to support us. 8. ### [Version 1.0.9](#ios-1-0-9) Oct 19, 2025 \- Support for cleaning URLs from many more websites and URL shorteners - Minor bug fixes and updates 9. ### [Version 1.0.8](#ios-1-0-8) Oct 8, 2025 \- Support sending links to users' Macs with Clean Links. - Support for cleaning URLs from many more websites and URL shorteners - Minor bug fixes and updates 10. ### [Version 1.0.7](#ios-1-0-7) Sep 18, 2025 \- Support for cleaning URLs from many more websites and URL shorteners - Minor bug fixes and updates 11. ### [Version 1.0.6](#ios-1-0-6) Aug 25, 2025 \- The app now needs iOS 18 or newer to run (older versions still run on iOS 17) - Support for cleaning URLs from many new websites - Minor bug fixes and updates Thank you for choosing Clean Links. We are committed to continue improving the app and to making it more useful for you. For support requests and feature suggestions, please feel free to join our Discord server, or tweet us @cleanlinksapp, or email us at support@cleanlinks.app. If you enjoy the app, leaving a review on the App Store is a great way to support us. 12. ### [Version 1.0.5](#ios-1-0-5) Aug 22, 2025 \- Support for cleaning URLs from many new websites. - Minor bug fixes and updates. Thank you for choosing Clean Links. We are committed to continue improving the app and to making it more useful for you. For support requests and feature suggestions, please feel free to join our Discord server, or tweet us @cleanlinksapp, or email us at support@cleanlinks.app. If you enjoy the app, leaving a review on the App Store is a great way to support us. 13. ### [Version 1.0.4](#ios-1-0-4) Aug 15, 2025 \- iPad support - Support for cleaning urls from email trackers like Beehiv, Buttondown, Kajabi, Mailchimp, etc. - Support for cleaning urls from many new websites. - Minor bug fixes and updates 14. ### [Version 1.0.3](#ios-1-0-3) Aug 12, 2025 \- Support for Handoff between macOS and iOS versions of the app. - Support for cleaning ad-tracking URLs from Bing and Google (and their clients: DuckDuckGo and Ecosia) - Support for cleaning and un-shortening Facebook share links. - Support for un-shortening Amazon and goo.gl short links. - Support for manually editing cleaned links. - Support for dragging and dropping images with QR codes onto the app. - Option to open links in native app (if installed) for links from the following apps: Amazon, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Reddit, Snapchat, Spotify, TikTok, Twitter, Youtube and Zoom. - Minor bug fixes and updates 15. ### [Version 1.0.2](#ios-1-0-2) Aug 1, 2025 \- Support for older versions of iOS (iOS 17.6 or newer). - Support for 5 more url shorteners and many more websites. - In some cases, the app can now learn (fully on-device) to clean links from new url shortener domains when it sees one for the first time. - QR code cleaning App intent for use from the Shortcuts app (needs iOS 18 or newer). - Minor bugfixes and improvements. 16. ### [Version 1.0.1](#ios-1-0-1) Jul 25, 2025 \- Fixed a bug where share extension was not working in the Youtube app - Three new alternative app icons - Minor bug fixes and updates ## Clean Links Mac Release Notes 1. ### [Version 1.0.16](#macos-1-0-16) Latest Apr 28, 2026 \- Safari extension now strips tracking parameters from URLs automatically as you browse - Support for cleaning URLs from many more websites and link shorteners. - Minor bug fixes and updates Thank you for choosing Clean Links. If you enjoy the app, leaving an App Store review is a great way to support us. We are committed to continually improving the app and to making it more useful for you. For support requests and feature suggestions, please feel free to ask in our Discord server, tweet at @CleanLinksApp or email us at support@cleanlinks.app 2. ### [Version 1.0.15](#macos-1-0-15) Apr 22, 2026 \- Support for choosing the web browser to open links sent from other devices - Minor bug fixes and updates Thank you for choosing Clean Links. We are committed to continue improving the app and to make it more useful for you. For support requests and feature suggestions, please feel free to ask in our Discord server, email us at support@cleanlinks.app, or tweet at @CleanLinksApp. If you enjoy the app, leaving an App Store review is a great way to support us. 3. ### [Version 1.0.14](#macos-1-0-14) Mar 29, 2026 \- Improved Handoff between iOS and macOS versions of the app - Reset All Devices option in Settings - Clipboard watcher ignores text that looks like code - Accessibility improvements - Minor bug fixes and updates Thank you for choosing Clean Links. We are committed to continue improving the app and to make it more useful for you. For support requests and feature suggestions, please feel free to ask in our Discord server, email us at support@cleanlinks.app, or tweet at @CleanLinksApp. If you enjoy the app, leaving an App Store review is a great way to support us. 4. ### [Version 1.0.13](#macos-1-0-13) Mar 14, 2026 \- New Safari extension to remove tracking parameters from all urls on a webpage - Clipboard watcher now correctly handles links with text on the clipboard - Option to let clipboard watcher clean text formatting and invisible AI added characters in text - Added an option to disable network requests during URL cleaning, with settings and Shortcuts controls - Support for cleaning URLs from many more websites and URL shorteners - Minor bug fixes and updates. Thank you for choosing Clean Links. We are committed to continue improving the app and to make it more useful for you. For support requests and feature suggestions, please feel free to ask in our Discord server, email us at support@cleanlinks.app, or tweet at @CleanLinksApp. If you enjoy the app, leaving an App Store review is a great way to support us. 5. ### [Version 1.0.12](#macos-1-0-12) Mar 9, 2026 \- Based on popular demand, support for older version of macOS (14.6), previously we only supported macOS 15 and newer. - Please note that due to backwards compatibility issues, some functionality like (some) Shortcuts are not available on older macOS versions. - Another user requested feature: Support for the x-callback-url spec. - Support for cleaning URLs from many more websites and URL shorteners. - Minor bug fixes and updates. Thank you for choosing Clean Links. We are committed to continue improving the app and to make it more useful for you. For support requests and feature suggestions, please feel free to ask in our Discord server, email us at support@cleanlinks.app, or tweet at @CleanLinksApp. If you enjoy the app, leaving an App Store review is a great way to support us. 6. ### [Version 1.0.11](#macos-1-0-11) Jan 26, 2026 \- Support for cleaning URLs from many more websites and URL shorteners - Minor bug fixes and updates Thank you for choosing Clean Links. We are committed to continue improving the app and to make it more useful for you. For support requests and feature suggestions, please feel free to ask in our Discord server, email us at support@cleanlinks.app, or tweet at @CleanLinksApp. If you enjoy the app, leaving an App Store review is a great way to support us. 7. ### [Version 1.0.10](#macos-1-0-10) Nov 16, 2025 \- Support for cleaning URLs from many more websites and URL shorteners - Minor bug fixes and updates Thank you for choosing Clean Links. We are committed to continue improving the app and to make it more useful for you. For support requests and feature suggestions, please feel free to ask in our Discord server, email us at support@cleanlinks.app, or tweet at @CleanLinksApp. If you enjoy the app, leaving an App Store review is a great way to support us. 8. ### [Version 1.0.9](#macos-1-0-9) Oct 19, 2025 \- Support for cleaning URLs from many more websites and URL shorteners - Minor bug fixes and updates 9. ### [Version 1.0.8](#macos-1-0-8) Oct 9, 2025 \- Optional support receiving links from users' other devices with Clean Links installed. - Support sending links to the users' other Macs. - Support for cleaning URLs from many more websites and URL shorteners - Minor bug fixes and updates 10. ### [Version 1.0.7](#macos-1-0-7) Sep 18, 2025 \- Support for pausing and resuming the clipboard watcher from the menu bar app - Fix for the rare bug where user selected sound wasn't being played by the clipboard watcher - Support for cleaning URLs from many more websites and URL shorteners - Minor bug fixes and updates 11. ### [Version 1.0.6](#macos-1-0-6) Aug 25, 2025 \- Menu bar icon animates while cleaning links from the clipboard - Users can now choose the sound that’s optionally played by the clipboard watcher - Support for cleaning URLs from many new websites - Minor bug fixes and updates Thank you for choosing Clean Links. We are committed to continue improving the app and to making it more useful for you. For support requests and feature suggestions, please feel free to join our Discord server, or tweet us @cleanlinksapp, or email us at support@cleanlinks.app. If you enjoy the app, leaving a review on the Mac App Store is a great way to support us. 12. ### [Version 1.0.5](#macos-1-0-5) Aug 22, 2025 \- Support for cleaning URLs from many new websites. - Fix for bug where some settings were not persisted. - Minor bug fixes and updates. Thank you for choosing Clean Links. We are committed to continue improving the app and to making it more useful for you. For support requests and feature suggestions, please feel free to join our Discord server, or tweet us @cleanlinksapp, or email us at support@cleanlinks.app. If you enjoy the app, leaving a review on the Mac App Store is a great way to support us. 13. ### [Version 1.0.4](#macos-1-0-4) Aug 15, 2025 \- Option to hide dock icon - Support for cleaning urls from email trackers like Beehiv, Buttondown, Kajabi, Mailchimp, etc. - Support for cleaning urls from many new websites. - QR code app intents now available on macOS Sequoia (15.0) or newer. - Support standard keyboard shortcuts for Cut/Copy/Paste. - Minor bug fixes and updates 14. ### [Version 1.0.3](#macos-1-0-3) Aug 12, 2025 \- Support for Handoff between macOS and iOS versions of the app. - Support for cleaning ad-tracking URLs from Bing and Google (and their clients: DuckDuckGo and Ecosia) - Support for cleaning and un-shortening Facebook share links. - Support for un-shortening Amazon and goo.gl short links. - Support for dragging and dropping images with QR codes onto the app. - Minor bug fixes and updates ## Get Clean Links Free, privacy-first link cleaner and QR scanner for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. 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