![](/logo.png)Clean Links # Threads Link Cleaner & Unshortener A 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. Paste Clean Link Settings [4.9ยท215 ratings on the App Store](/reviews) 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 - xmtTracking parameter - slofTracking parameter - utm\_sourceMarketing campaign source label. ## Why Threads Tracks Links 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. ## 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. ## What a Threads Link Unshortener Should Do - Expand `threads.com/share/...` to the real `@user/post` URL - Remove the `xmt` share token and UTM campaign tags - Clean `threads.net` links from before the move to `threads.com` - Share the same post without the share attribution ## Examples of Threads Trackers and Redirects Clean Links Removes `threads.com/share/...` - short link wrapper from the Threads share sheet`threads.com/t/...` - the older Threads short link format`xmt` - opaque token Meta uses to attribute a copied link`slof`, `utm_source=threads` - share flags and campaign tags ## Why can't I just clean links manually? Redirect-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. ## FAQ: Threads Link Cleaner - ### Does cleaning change where the link goes? No. Cleaning expands the share link and removes trackers but preserves the destination post. - ### What is a Threads share link? 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. - ### What is the \`xmt\` parameter in a Threads link? \`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. - ### Does Clean Links work on \`threads.net\` links? Yes. Threads moved from threads.net to threads.com in 2025, but older links still circulate. Clean Links cleans and expands both. - ### Does Clean Links send data to servers? 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. - ### 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. - ### How is this different from browser link cleaners or Safari's protections? 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. 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. ### More from Numen Two more apps from the same team. Two more apps from the same team. Both run on your device. [![Slop or Not](/app-icons/slop-or-not.png) #### Slop or Not Check AI-generated text and images in your browser. Free online checker, no account. Native iPhone and Mac apps too. 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