LinkClean – URL Cleaner
Remove trackers, name each one
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
New: Clean & Share — clean a link and hand it straight back to the share sheet, ready to send. The tracker list now keeps itself up to date, too.
LinkClean strips tracking junk from any link, so what you share is the clean destination — not a trail of who shared it, from where, and when.
Paste a link and LinkClean instantly removes tracking parameters like utm_source, fbclid, gclid, and dozens more. You see exactly what was taken out and what's left, then copy a clean link with a single tap.
CLEAN FROM ANYWHERE
You don't have to open the app to clean a link:
• Share Sheet — tap Share in any app, pick Clean URL, and the tidied link is on your clipboard
• Safari — clean the link of the page you're on right from the toolbar, then copy it, copy as Markdown, or share
• Shortcuts & Siri — clean links inside your own automations, hands-free
• Control Center & Home Screen widget — one tap cleans whatever you've copied
• Copy As… — plain, Markdown [title](url) with the page title filled in, or your own format
• Clean & Share — clean the link and hand it straight back to the share sheet, so you can send it on without starting over
CLEANING THAT GOES DEEPER
LinkClean does more than trim the obvious tags:
• Unwraps redirect links to find and clean the real destination
• Strips trackers hiding after the # in a link
• Expands short links too — turn on Short-Link Expansion and LinkClean follows bit.ly, t.co, and the like to the real page before cleaning it (free, off by default, and the only time the link itself is sent out — always your choice)
SCAN & MAKE QR CODES
• Scan a QR code to clean the link hidden inside it
• Turn any clean link into a fresh QR code to share
SEE WHO WAS TRACKING YOU
Every clean shows a calm summary of how many trackers were removed — tap to see exactly which ones, and who set each one. utm_source was built by Urchin Software in 1996, years before Google bought them and turned it into Google Analytics. fbclid is Meta's, from 2018. Tap a leftover to strip it from now on. The Statistics dashboard adds it all up over time, with a privacy card you can share.
MAKE IT YOURS
• Turn the built-in tracker list on or off
• Add your own parameters to always remove
• Keep a searchable History of everything you've cleaned — copy, share, re-clean, or reopen any link, and tap one to see exactly what changed, before and after
ONE PURCHASE, YOURS FOREVER
LinkClean is free to use: unlimited cleaning, the Share Sheet and Shortcuts actions, one custom parameter of your own, and your last 7 days of History. LinkClean Pro unlocks your own copy formats, unlimited custom parameters, your full History archive, and a link library where you can save a cleaned link with your own note and pin the ones that matter — a single one-time purchase. No subscription, no account, nothing recurring.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Cleaning happens entirely on your device, and the full links you clean never leave it — not the path, the parameters, or any values. The one exception is Short-Link Expansion: turn it on and the link is sent out, to follow it to the real page. LinkClean uses only anonymous, aggregate analytics to learn which features matter; the one thing it notes about a cleaned link is its site domain (like youtube.com), never the full link. See the privacy policy for the full picture.
Built for iOS 26 with a fast, native, Liquid Glass interface.
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Privacy Policy: https://ken0nek.com/apps/linkclean/privacy-policy/
more LinkClean strips tracking junk from any link, so what you share is the clean destination.
• Clean any link instantly — utm_source, fbclid, gclid, and dozens more
• See who set each tracker you removed — the company behind it and the year it appeared, with an explainer a tap away
• Clean without opening the app — Share Sheet, the Safari toolbar, Shortcuts and Siri, Control Center, and a Home Screen widget
• Clean and send in one go — pick Clean & Share and the tidied link goes straight back to the share sheet, ready for whoever you were sending it to
• Copy it your way — plain, Markdown with the page title filled in, or your own format with Pro
• Cleaning that goes deeper — unwraps redirect links, strips trackers hiding after the #, and expands short links when you switch it on
• With Pro — your link library: save a cleaned link with your own note, pin the ones that matter, and keep them even after you clear your history
• Scan and create QR codes, keep a searchable History that shows each link before and after, and watch the totals add up on Statistics
New in this update: the Control Center control is now translated, wording is clearer in German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese, and a few more Google Search trackers now show who set them. Plus bug fixes and performance improvements.
Cleaning happens on your device.
1.7.1 5h ago
LinkClean strips tracking junk from any link, so what you share is the clean destination.
• Clean any link instantly — utm_source, fbclid, gclid, and dozens more
• See who set each tracker you removed — the company behind it and the year it appeared, with an explainer a tap away
• Clean without opening the app — Share Sheet, the Safari toolbar, Shortcuts and Siri, Control Center, and a Home Screen widget
• Clean and send in one go — pick Clean & Share and the tidied link goes straight back to the share sheet, ready for whoever you were sending it to
• Copy it your way — plain, Markdown with the page title filled in, or your own format with Pro
• Cleaning that goes deeper — unwraps redirect links, strips trackers hiding after the #, and expands short links when you switch it on
• With Pro — your link library: save a cleaned link with your own note, pin the ones that matter, and keep them even after you clear your history
• Scan and create QR codes, keep a searchable History that shows each link before and after, and watch the totals add up on Statistics
New in this update: clean a short link on Home and LinkClean offers to expand it. Plus bug fixes and performance improvements.
Cleaning happens on your device.
1.7.0 Oct 9
LinkClean strips tracking junk from any link, so what you share is the clean destination.
• Clean any link instantly — utm_source, fbclid, gclid, and dozens more
• See who set each tracker you removed — the company behind it and the year it appeared, with an explainer a tap away
• Clean without opening the app — Share Sheet, the Safari toolbar, Shortcuts and Siri, Control Center, and a Home Screen widget
• Clean and send in one go — pick Clean & Share and the tidied link goes straight back to the share sheet, ready for whoever you were sending it to
• Copy it your way — plain, Markdown with the page title filled in, or your own format with Pro
• Cleaning that goes deeper — unwraps redirect links, strips trackers hiding after the #, and expands short links when you switch it on
• With Pro — your link library: save a cleaned link with your own note, pin the ones that matter, and keep them even after you clear your history
• Scan and create QR codes, keep a searchable History that shows each link before and after, and watch the totals add up on Statistics
This update includes bug fixes and performance improvements.
Cleaning happens on your device.
1.6.0 Oct 4
LinkClean strips tracking junk from any link, so what you share is the clean destination.
• Clean any link instantly — utm_source, fbclid, gclid, and dozens more
• See who set each tracker you removed — the company behind it and the year it appeared, with an explainer a tap away
• Clean without opening the app — Share Sheet, the Safari toolbar, Shortcuts and Siri, Control Center, and a Home Screen widget
• Clean and send in one go — pick Clean & Share and the tidied link goes straight back to the share sheet, ready for whoever you were sending it to
• Copy it your way — plain, Markdown with the page title filled in, or your own format with Pro
• Cleaning that goes deeper — unwraps redirect links, strips trackers hiding after the #, and expands short links when you switch it on
• With Pro — your link library: save a cleaned link with your own note, pin the ones that matter, and keep them even after you clear your history
• Scan and create QR codes, keep a searchable History that shows each link before and after, and watch the totals add up on Statistics
This update includes bug fixes and performance improvements.
Cleaning happens on your device.
1.5.2 Oct 1
LinkClean strips tracking junk from any link, so what you share is the clean destination.
• Clean any link instantly — utm_source, fbclid, gclid, and dozens more
• See who set each tracker you removed — the company behind it and the year it appeared, with an explainer a tap away
• Clean without opening the app — Share Sheet, the Safari toolbar, Shortcuts and Siri, Control Center, and a Home Screen widget
• Clean and send in one go — pick Clean & Share and the tidied link goes straight back to the share sheet, ready for whoever you were sending it to
• Copy it your way — plain, Markdown with the page title filled in, or your own format with Pro
• Cleaning that goes deeper — unwraps redirect links, strips trackers hiding after the #, and expands short links when you switch it on
• With Pro — your link library: save a cleaned link with your own note, pin the ones that matter, and keep them even after you clear your history
• Scan and create QR codes, keep a searchable History that shows each link before and after, and watch the totals add up on Statistics
This update brings support for iOS 27, plus small fixes and behind-the-scenes improvements.
Cleaning happens on your device.
1.5.1 Sep 18
LinkClean strips tracking junk from any link, so what you share is the clean destination.
• Clean any link instantly — utm_source, fbclid, gclid, and dozens more
• See who set each tracker you removed — the company behind it and the year it appeared, with an explainer a tap away
• Clean without opening the app — Share Sheet, the Safari toolbar, Shortcuts and Siri, Control Center, and a Home Screen widget
• Clean and send in one go — pick Clean & Share and the tidied link goes straight back to the share sheet, ready for whoever you were sending it to
• Copy it your way — plain, Markdown with the page title filled in, or your own format with Pro
• Cleaning that goes deeper — unwraps redirect links, strips trackers hiding after the #, and expands short links when you switch it on
• With Pro — your link library: save a cleaned link with your own note, pin the ones that matter, and keep them even after you clear your history
• Scan and create QR codes, keep a searchable History that shows each link before and after, and watch the totals add up on Statistics
This update adds Clean & Share, and the tracker list now keeps itself up to date — when a site invents a new tracking tag, LinkClean can start catching it within hours instead of waiting for an app update. Settings shows how many parameters it knows and when the list last changed.
Cleaning happens on your device.
1.5.0 Sep 15
LinkClean strips tracking junk from any link, so what you share is the clean destination.
• Clean any link instantly — utm_source, fbclid, gclid, and dozens more
• See who set each tracker you removed — the company behind it and the year it appeared, with an explainer a tap away
• Clean without opening the app — Share Sheet, the Safari toolbar, Shortcuts and Siri, Control Center, and a Home Screen widget
• Copy it your way — plain, Markdown with the page title filled in, or your own format with Pro
• Cleaning that goes deeper — unwraps redirect links, strips trackers hiding after the #, and expands short links when you switch it on
• With Pro — your link library: save a cleaned link with your own note, pin the ones that matter, and keep them even after you clear your history
• Scan and create QR codes, keep a searchable History that shows each link before and after, and watch the totals add up on Statistics
This update catches the share token Instagram and Threads now attach to a copied post link, so an Instagram link you forward no longer says who forwarded it.
Cleaning happens on your device.
1.4.4 Sep 14
LinkClean strips tracking junk from any link, so what you share is the clean destination.
• Clean any link instantly — utm_source, fbclid, gclid, and dozens more
• See who set each tracker you removed — the company behind it and the year it appeared, with an explainer a tap away
• Clean without opening the app — Share Sheet, the Safari toolbar, Shortcuts and Siri, Control Center, and a Home Screen widget
• Copy it your way — plain, Markdown with the page title filled in, or your own format with Pro
• Cleaning that goes deeper — unwraps redirect links, strips trackers hiding after the #, and expands short links when you switch it on
• With Pro — your link library: save a cleaned link with your own note, pin the ones that matter, and keep them even after you clear your history
• Scan and create QR codes, keep a searchable History that shows each link before and after, and watch the totals add up on Statistics
This update removes more of what rides along on a shared link — the share tags YouTube and Airbnb attach, plus trackers from more than two dozen further advertising and email tools.
Cleaning happens on your device.
1.4.3 Sep 9
LinkClean strips tracking junk from any link, so what you share is the clean destination.
• Clean any link instantly — utm_source, fbclid, gclid, and dozens more
• See who set each tracker you removed — the company behind it and the year it appeared, with an explainer a tap away
• Clean without opening the app — Share Sheet, the Safari toolbar, Shortcuts and Siri, Control Center, and a Home Screen widget
• Copy it your way — plain, Markdown with the page title filled in, or your own format with Pro
• Cleaning that goes deeper — unwraps redirect links, strips trackers hiding after the #, and expands short links when you switch it on
• With Pro — your link library: save a cleaned link with your own note, pin the ones that matter, and keep them even after you clear your history
• Scan and create QR codes, keep a searchable History that shows each link before and after, and watch the totals add up on Statistics
This update catches Instagram's share tag under the newest name it goes by.
Cleaning happens on your device.
1.4.2 Sep 4
LinkClean strips tracking junk from any link, so what you share is the clean destination.
• Clean any link instantly — utm_source, fbclid, gclid, and dozens more
• See who set each tracker you removed — the company behind it and the year it appeared, with an explainer a tap away
• Clean without opening the app — Share Sheet, the Safari toolbar, Shortcuts and Siri, Control Center, and a Home Screen widget
• Copy it your way — plain, Markdown with the page title filled in, or your own format with Pro
• Cleaning that goes deeper — unwraps redirect links, strips trackers hiding after the #, and expands short links when you switch it on
• With Pro — your link library: save a cleaned link with your own note, pin the ones that matter, and keep them even after you clear your history
• Scan and create QR codes, keep a searchable History that shows each link before and after, and watch the totals add up on Statistics
This update broadens tracker coverage and smooths out a few rough edges.
Cleaning happens on your device.
1.4.1 Aug 24
LinkClean strips tracking junk from any link, so what you share is the clean destination.
• Clean any link instantly — utm_source, fbclid, gclid, and dozens more
• See who set each tracker you removed — the company behind it and the year it appeared, with an explainer a tap away
• Clean without opening the app — Share Sheet, the Safari toolbar, Shortcuts and Siri, Control Center, and a Home Screen widget
• Copy it your way — plain, Markdown with the page title filled in, or your own format with Pro
• Cleaning that goes deeper — unwraps redirect links, strips trackers hiding after the #, and expands short links when you switch it on
• With Pro — your link library: save a cleaned link with your own note, pin the ones that matter, and keep them even after you clear your history
• Scan and create QR codes, keep a searchable History that shows each link before and after, and watch the totals add up on Statistics
Cleaning happens on your device.
1.4.0 Aug 19
LinkClean strips tracking junk from any link, so what you share is the clean destination.
• Clean any link instantly — utm_source, fbclid, gclid, and dozens more
• Clean without opening the app — Share Sheet, the Safari toolbar, Shortcuts and Siri, Control Center, and a Home Screen widget
• Copy it your way — plain, Markdown with the page title filled in, or your own format with Pro
• Cleaning that goes deeper — unwraps redirect links, strips trackers hiding after the #, and expands short links when you switch it on
• New with Pro — your link library: save a cleaned link with your own note, pin the ones that matter, and keep them even after you clear your history
• Scan and create QR codes, keep a searchable History that shows each link before and after, and watch the totals add up on Statistics
Cleaning happens on your device.
1.3.0 Aug 11
Behind-the-scenes improvements and housekeeping.
As always, cleaning happens entirely on your device.
1.2.5 Aug 10
LinkClean strips tracking junk from any link, so what you share is the clean destination.
• Clean any link instantly — utm_source, fbclid, gclid, and dozens more
• Clean without opening the app — Share Sheet, the Safari toolbar, Shortcuts and Siri, Control Center, and a Home Screen widget
• Copy it your way — plain, Markdown with the page title filled in, or your own format with Pro
• Cleaning that goes deeper — unwraps redirect links, strips trackers hiding after the #, and expands short links when you switch it on
• Scan and create QR codes, keep a searchable History that shows each link before and after, and watch the totals add up on Statistics
Cleaning happens on your device. This version also polishes the wording throughout the app in English, Japanese, and German.
1.2.4 Aug 4
This release brings general improvements and bug fixes. Thanks for cleaning with LinkClean.
1.2.3 Jul 21
LinkClean strips trackers from your links — and here's everything it can do, with two new ways to use it.
• New — clean links right inside Safari: tap LinkClean in the toolbar to tidy the page you're on, then copy it, copy as Markdown, or share it
• New — see every link's before & after: tap a History entry for the original beside the clean result, exactly what came off, and whether a redirect or short link was expanded
• Clean any link in a tap — paste it in, or reach LinkClean from the Share Sheet, Shortcuts, Siri, Control Center, or a Home Screen widget
• Cleaning that goes deeper — it unwraps redirects to the real destination, strips trackers hiding after the #, and can expand short links like bit.ly and t.co (free, opt-in, the one step that reaches the network)
• Scan and create QR codes, see exactly what came off each link on the Statistics dashboard, and share a privacy card of your impact
• Copy links your way — plain, Markdown, or your own templates — and find them all again in a searchable History
• Now in English, Japanese, and German
LinkClean Pro unlocks custom formats, your own rules, and your full History archive — one purchase, no subscription.
By default, cleaning runs entirely on your device and your links never leave it — Short-Link Expansion is the one feature that reaches the web, and only when you turn it on. Thanks for cleaning with LinkClean.
1.2.2 Jul 1
LinkClean strips trackers from your links — and here's everything it can do now.
• Clean any link in a tap — paste it in, or reach LinkClean from the Share Sheet, Shortcuts, Siri, Control Center, or a Home Screen widget
• Scan and create QR codes — clean the link hidden inside a QR, or turn a clean link into one to share
• Cleaning that goes deeper — it unwraps redirect links to the real destination and strips trackers hiding after the #
• New — expand short links, too: turn on Short-Link Expansion in Settings and LinkClean follows bit.ly, t.co, and the like to the real page before cleaning it. It's free, off by default, and the one step that reaches the network — the choice is always yours
• See exactly what came off each link, tap a leftover to remove it for good, and watch your impact add up on the new Statistics dashboard — with a privacy card you can share
• Copy links your way — plain, Markdown, or your own templates — and find them all again in a searchable History
• Now in English, Japanese, and German
LinkClean Pro unlocks custom formats, your own rules, and your full History archive — one purchase, no subscription.
By default, cleaning runs entirely on your device and your links never leave it — Short-Link Expansion is the one feature that reaches the web, and only when you turn it on. Thanks for cleaning with LinkClean.
1.2.1 Jun 26
LinkClean strips trackers from your links — and here's everything it can do now.
• Clean any link in a tap — paste it in, or reach LinkClean from the Share Sheet, Shortcuts, Siri, Control Center, or a Home Screen widget
• Scan and create QR codes — clean the link hidden inside a QR, or turn a clean link into one to share
• Cleaning that goes deeper — it unwraps redirect links to the real destination and strips trackers hiding after the #
• New — expand short links, too: turn on Short-Link Expansion in Settings and LinkClean follows bit.ly, t.co, and the like to the real page before cleaning it. It's free, off by default, and the one step that reaches the network — the choice is always yours
• On-device intelligence flags the likely trackers left behind, so you decide what to remove
• See exactly what came off each link, tap a leftover to remove it for good, and watch your impact add up on the new Statistics dashboard — with a privacy card you can share
• Copy links your way — plain, Markdown, or your own templates — and find them all again in a searchable History
• Now in English, Japanese, and German
LinkClean Pro unlocks custom formats, your own rules, and your full History archive — one purchase, no subscription.
By default, cleaning runs entirely on your device and your links never leave it — Short-Link Expansion is the one feature that reaches the web, and only when you turn it on. Thanks for cleaning with LinkClean.
1.2.0 Jun 23
LinkClean strips trackers from your links — and here's everything it can do now.
• Clean any link in a tap — paste it in, or reach LinkClean from the Share Sheet, Shortcuts, Siri, Control Center, or a Home Screen widget
• Scan and create QR codes — clean the link hidden inside a QR, or turn a clean link into one to share
• Cleaning that goes deeper — it unwraps redirect links to the real destination and strips trackers hiding after the #
• On-device intelligence flags the likely trackers left behind, so you decide what to remove
• See exactly what came off each link, tap a leftover to remove it for good, and watch your impact add up on the new Statistics dashboard — with a privacy card you can share
• Copy links your way — plain, Markdown, or your own templates — and find them all again in a searchable History
• Now in English, Japanese, and German
LinkClean Pro unlocks custom formats, your own rules, and your full History archive — one purchase, no subscription.
100% on-device — the full links you clean never leave your device. Thanks for cleaning with LinkClean.
1.1.0 Jun 17
LinkClean strips tracking junk from any link, so what you share is the clean destination.
• Clean any link instantly — utm_source, fbclid, gclid, and dozens more
• See who set each tracker you removed — the company behind it and the year it appeared, with an explainer a tap away
• Clean without opening the app — Share Sheet, the Safari toolbar, Shortcuts and Siri, Control Center, and a Home Screen widget
• Clean and send in one go — pick Clean & Share and the tidied link goes straight back to the share sheet, ready for whoever you were sending it to
• Copy it your way — plain, Markdown with the page title filled in, or your own format with Pro
• Cleaning that goes deeper — unwraps redirect links, strips trackers hiding after the #, and expands short links when you switch it on
• With Pro — your link library: save a cleaned link with your own note, pin the ones that matter, and keep them even after you clear your history
• Scan and create QR codes, keep a searchable History that shows each link before and after, and watch the totals add up on Statistics
New in this update: the Control Center control is now translated, wording is clearer in German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese, and a few more Google Search trackers now show who set them. Plus bug fixes and performance improvements.
Cleaning happens on your device.
more Version 1.7.1 5h ago
Data Not Linked to You The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Browsing History Identifiers Usage Data