Clean LinksA Threads link cleaner has two jobs: expand the threads.com/share wrapper to the real @user/post address, and strip xmt - the token Meta attaches to a copied link so the share can be attributed. Clean Links does both before you share.
Before and After
Tracked link
https://www.threads.com/@example/post/DExample?xmt=AQF0Example&slof=1&utm_source=threads
Clean link
https://www.threads.com/@example/post/DExample
Removed
Tap Copy link on Threads and you rarely get the post's address. You get a `/share/` wrapper that hides the destination, plus an `xmt` token that lets Meta attribute the share when the link is opened. That is useful for Meta's growth metrics and lousy for private sharing.
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.
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Open your browser menu and choose Install Clean Links or Add to Home Screen.
threads.com/share/... to the real @user/post URLxmt share token and UTM campaign tagsthreads.net links from before the move to threads.comthreads.com/share/... - short link wrapper from the Threads share sheetthreads.com/t/... - the older Threads short link formatxmt - opaque token Meta uses to attribute a copied linkslof, utm_source=threads - share flags and campaign tagsRedirect-based trackers often appear mid-hop, not in the original URL. Manual trimming misses those and is error-prone. Clean Links follows the chain safely and cleans the final URL.
No. Cleaning expands the share link and removes trackers but preserves the destination post.
It is the short `threads.com/share/...` wrapper the Threads share sheet hands you in place of the post's address. Clean Links expands it - and the older `/t/` format - to the canonical `@user/post` URL, so people see where a link goes before they tap.
`xmt` is an opaque token Meta appends when you copy a Threads link, so the share can be attributed when someone opens it. The post loads the same without it. Clean Links strips it along with UTM tags.
Yes. Threads moved from threads.net to threads.com in 2025, but older links still circulate. Clean Links cleans and expands both.
The Apple app cleans Threads 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.
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.
Clean Links is broader. The Apple app works system-wide from the Share Sheet, Safari extension, Shortcuts, and clipboard tools. The web cleaner uses the same privacy-first cleaning logic without requiring an account. Both versions unwrap redirects that browser-level URL trimming often misses. See Link Cleaner vs Clean Links and Clean Links vs Safari ATFP.
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Why we built Clean Links
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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