Free on every platform

Get CleanLinks on Every Device

iOS Shortcut, CLI clipboard monitor, or web cleaner — pick what fits your workflow. The same engine runs everywhere: 500+ global tracker params stripped, 2,100+ total, safety check included.

No account needed Under 1 second No admin rights Zero data stored

iOS Shortcut

Clean any URL right from the Share Sheet — no app, no account. Tap Share, tap Clean Links, done.

Add to Shortcuts Free — iOS 15+

Open on your iPhone or iPad — iOS will prompt you to add it in one tap. No account required.

Tap Share

Open any link in Safari, Chrome, or any app. Tap the Share button — the same one you use to send links to Messages or WhatsApp.

Tap Clean Links

Scroll down in the Share Sheet and tap the Clean Links action. The shortcut runs instantly — no extra prompts.

Share a clean URL

The cleaned URL is copied to your clipboard and shown on screen. Paste it anywhere — tracking parameters gone.

500+ Tracker Params

Removes utm_source, fbclid, gclid, ref, and 500+ other known tracking parameters globally — 2,100+ total across domain-specific rules.

Safety Check

Each URL is verified against a security DNS blocklist before the clean result is returned — flagging malicious domains.

Always Fast

Cleaning runs on globally distributed infrastructure — results in milliseconds regardless of where you are.

Zero Data Stored

No URLs, no device IDs, no usage logs. The shortcut sends only the URL you clean — nothing else leaves your device.

macOS CLI

Clipboard monitor daemon that cleans every URL the moment you copy it — integrates with macOS Notification Centre.

Install in one command

Paste in Terminal. python3 comes with Xcode Command Line Tools (already installed on most Macs).

curl -fsSL https://cleanlinks.thewebdexter.com/cli/install.sh | bash

Installs to ~/.local/bin/cleanlinks. The clipboard monitor integrates with macOS Notification Centre and starts automatically at login.

# Usage
cleanlinks "https://example.com?fbclid=xxx&utm_source=fb"
cleanlinks daemon   # auto-clean every URL you copy

Start the daemon

cleanlinks daemon

Runs as a LaunchAgent — starts automatically at login with no admin rights.

Linux CLI

Install with one curl command — no sudo, no package manager. Works on Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch, and more.

Paste in any terminal. Requires curl (standard on most distros) and python3.

curl -fsSL https://cleanlinks.thewebdexter.com/cli/install.sh | bash

Installs to ~/.local/bin/cleanlinks — no sudo needed.

# Usage
cleanlinks "https://amazon.com/dp/B08?tag=abc&utm_source=google"
cleanlinks --json "https://youtu.be/xyz?si=tracking"
cleanlinks daemon   # start clipboard monitor

Start the daemon

cleanlinks daemon

Runs as a systemd user service — starts automatically at login, no admin rights.

Windows CLI

Install via PowerShell — no admin rights required. Works on managed work and school laptops.

Open PowerShell (no "Run as administrator"). Requires PowerShell 5.1+ (built into Windows 10/11).

irm https://cleanlinks.thewebdexter.com/cli/install.ps1 | iex

Installs to %USERPROFILE%\bin\ and adds it to your user PATH. No admin rights required.

# Usage (PowerShell or cmd.exe)
cleanlinks "https://example.com?gclid=xxx&utm_source=google"
cleanlinks daemon   # start clipboard monitor as background task

Start the daemon

cleanlinks daemon

Registered as a Task Scheduler task (user scope) — starts at login, no admin rights.

Android

Two options — HTTP Shortcuts app (recommended) plugs into the Share Sheet, or Termux for power users.

Option A — Recommended

HTTP Shortcuts app

Free, open-source app on the Play Store. Adds a "Clean URL" entry to Android's Share Sheet — works from any app, no root needed.

1Install HTTP Shortcuts from the Google Play Store.
2Open HTTP Shortcuts → top-right menu → Import.
3Enter: https://cleanlinks.thewebdexter.com/cli/android-shortcuts.json
4Tap Share on any URL → select Clean URL → cleaned link is copied to clipboard.

Option B — Power users

Termux

Install Termux from F-Droid, then run the same installer as Linux.

pkg install curl python && curl -fsSL https://cleanlinks.thewebdexter.com/cli/install.sh | bash

Clipboard access requires the termux-api package and the Termux:API companion app.

Web Cleaner

No install needed — paste any URL in the browser and get the clean version instantly.

Clean links in your browser

Works on any device, any OS. Visit the web cleaner, paste a URL, and see exactly which tracking parameters were stripped and why — all in under a second.

Open the Web Cleaner

Free — no account, no sign-up. Works on any modern browser.

Browser Bookmarklet

Clean the page you're on in one click — drag the button to your bookmarks bar, then tap it on any site.

Drag this button to your bookmarks bar. On any page with a tracking-heavy URL, click it — the Cleaner opens with the current URL pre-filled and cleaned instantly.

Clean This Link

Works in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave, and any Chromium-based browser. Hold and drag the button above into your bookmarks bar.

Drag to bookmarks bar

Hold the "Clean This Link" button and drag it up to your browser's bookmarks bar. Release to save it.

Visit any page

Browse normally. When you land on a URL loaded with tracking parameters — Amazon, YouTube, Twitter — the bookmarklet is ready.

Click to clean

Click the bookmarklet. The Cleaner opens in a new tab with the current page URL pre-filled and cleaned automatically.

REST API

Use CleanLinks from any script, app, or AI tool. No API key, no sign-up. Free for personal use.

Endpoint

GET https://cleanlinks.thewebdexter.com/api/clean?url=<URL-encoded URL>

Example — curl

curl "https://cleanlinks.thewebdexter.com/api/clean?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2F%3Futm_source%3Dgoogle%26fbclid%3Dabc"

Response

{
  "success":    true,
  "cleaned":    "https://example.com/",
  "original":   "https://example.com/?utm_source=google&fbclid=abc",
  "removed":    ["utm_source", "fbclid"],
  "bytesSaved": 30,
  "categories": { "Campaign / UTM": ["utm_source"], "Facebook": ["fbclid"] }
}
              

Notes

No authentication required for scripts, curl, and non-browser callers.
Browser cross-origin requests require an X-Turnstile-Token header (handled automatically by the web cleaner).
Rate limited to 20 requests/min, 120/hr per IP address.
Responses are cached globally — repeated identical URLs return instantly.
For use in AI assistants, see the AI integrations guide →

Same engine, everywhere

The CLI uses the identical cleaning rules as the web cleaner and iOS Shortcut — rules are cached locally and updated automatically.

500+ Tracker Params

Removes utm_source, fbclid, gclid, ref, and 500+ other known tracking parameters globally — 2,100+ total across all domain-specific rules, on every platform.

Works Offline

Rules are cached locally after first auth. Standard URL cleaning requires no network — affiliate unwrapping still uses the API for HTTP follow.

Auto-Updates

The script checks for updates once per day and silently replaces itself with the latest version. No package manager needed.

No Admin Rights

Installs entirely in your user directory. Works on locked-down corporate and school laptops — no IT department sign-off needed.

Activating CleanLinks CLI…

Get CleanLinks on Every Device

iOS Shortcut

Tap Share

Tap Clean Links

Share a clean URL

500+ Tracker Params

Safety Check

Always Fast

Zero Data Stored

macOS CLI

Install in one command

Start the daemon

Linux CLI

Start the daemon

Windows CLI

Start the daemon

Android

HTTP Shortcuts app

Termux

Web Cleaner

Clean links in your browser

Browser Bookmarklet

Drag to bookmarks bar

Visit any page

Click to clean

REST API

Notes

Same engine, everywhere

500+ Tracker Params

Works Offline

Auto-Updates

No Admin Rights