Clean Links: URL Cleaner1.0.24 - App Store

That link a friend just sent you probably has a dozen tracking parameters glued to the end of it. Clean Links strips them off. It also opens up QR codes so you can read where they actually go before you commit to tapping.

The app does a handful of things, and does them without an account, a subscription, or an ad:

QR reader that shows you the destination URL first. Quishing scams work because nobody can read a QR code with their eyes, so you scan and hope. This one puts the real address on screen and waits.

Link cleaner. Paste anything, get back the same link minus the utm tags, click IDs, and referral junk. Works on links from hundreds of shopping sites, social networks and search engines.

Send to Mac. Push a cleaned link from your iPhone straight into the browser on your Mac. If the Mac is asleep or offline the link waits for it.

Unshorten. Feed it a bit.ly or t.co address and it follows the chain to whatever sits at the end. Useful when a shortened link turns up from someone you don't know, which is how most phishing starts.

Tracker blocker covering 71+ services, running as a parameter remover across everything you paste.

QR generator for making your own codes out of links you trust.

Safari extension that cleans every link on a page in one tap.

Shortcuts, a Control Center widget, and a share sheet action, if you want the whole thing automated.

Nothing leaves your device. There's no analytics SDK in here, no crash reporter phoning home, no account to create. Privacy isn't a feature we bolted on; there was never any data to collect.
■ Send Links to Your Mac

Share a cleaned link from your iPhone or iPad and it lands in your Mac's browser. Links queue up if the Mac is offline. You can also fire Shortcuts on your Macs from an iOS device.

You'll need Clean Links on both machines, iCloud turned on, and the same Apple account.

■ Coming from Hyperduck? Clean Links does the same handoff, adds tracker stripping on the way out, handles more than one Mac, and costs nothing.

■ Link Sharing FAQ

‣ Why not AirDrop? AirDrop needs both devices awake and nearby. This doesn't, and it drops the link straight into a background tab.

‣ Why not iCloud Tabs? Because iCloud Tabs only works in Safari, and the tabs are easy to lose. These open in whatever browser you actually use.

‣ Why not Reading List? Reading List is where links go to be forgotten. Yours open immediately.

‣ Why not Handoff? Handoff wants the devices in the same room. Clean Links supports Handoff anyway, for when they are.

‣ More than one Mac? Send to all of them. Any Mac signed into the same Apple account with the app installed will get it.

‣ Want to skip a particular Mac? Turn off receiving in that Mac's settings.

■ Spotted a tracker we don't catch yet? There's a link in Settings to tell us. We'll add them.

Version History - Pick a new Accent Color in About: Blue, Monochrome or Orange. Monochrome stays visible under a red Color Filter, and a Focus filter or Shortcut can switch it for you
- Mailchimp us.list-manage.com and Luma luma.link short links now expand to their real destination
- Mailchimp links now drop their recipient-tracking parameters, and Reddit links drop more tracking parameters
- Short links typed in capital letters, such as HTTPS://GOO.GL/abc123, now expand too
- Kajabi and Mailgun tracking links are now cleaned reliably
- A refreshed What's New screen that stays readable at the largest text sizes
- 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 1.0.24 Sep 28 - Google Search's new google.com/goto redirect links now expand to the page they point to
- Ready for iOS 27
- Audible links now drop the intent discovery-tracking parameter
- The Safari extension no longer applies Amazon, Google, AliExpress, eBay, Temu, Bing, Yandex or Audible rules to unrelated sites such as amazon.com.de
- 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 1.0.23 Sep 15 - Scan a Wi-Fi QR code to see the network details and join it in one tap
- Instagram and Threads links now drop the new stkn share-tracking parameter
- SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com short links now expand to the track, and share-tracking parameters are removed from soundcloud.com links
- Added tracking parameters for AliExpress and Amazon share links to the cleaning rules
- More reliable expansion of shortened links
- The Safari extension no longer applies Instagram or Threads rules to unrelated sites such as instagram.com.br
- 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 1.0.22 Sep 10 - Open a cleaned Google Maps link straight in Apple Maps, or a cleaned Apple Maps link in Google Maps, with a new button on the cleaned result
- Threads and Instagram share links now expand to the post they point to, with their tracking parameters removed
- More reliable Google Maps and Apple Maps cleaning: pins, addresses, search areas and route endpoints are kept intact
- Scanning a QR code without camera access now explains what happened and offers a shortcut to Settings
- Cleaning shows its progress and says clearly when a link cannot be cleaned, and any link in Recent opens with a tap
- 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 1.0.21 Aug 28 - Performance improvements across the board in the app, the share extension and the Safari extension
- Improved support for Handoff between the iOS and macOS versions of the app
- Added support for stripping hundreds more tracking parameters from various popular sites
- 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 1.0.20 Aug 11 - Clean Links now supports resolving short links from over 1600 URL shorteners
- Clean Links can now automatically resolve custom-branded domain short links from 6 popular URL shorteners
- Clean Links now strips trackers from a link tucked inside query parameters of another link
- Added support for stripping hundreds more tracking parameters from various popular sites.
- 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 1.0.18 Jul 3 - Clean Links can now show every redirect followed and every tracker stripped when cleaning a link
- Clean Links now optionally keeps five of your most recently cleaned links in sync across your devices
- 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 1.0.17 May 21 - 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 1.0.16 May 1 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. 1.0.15 Apr 27 - 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. 1.0.14 Apr 7 - 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. 1.0.13 Mar 29 - 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. 1.0.12 Mar 12 - 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. 1.0.11 Jan 29 - 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. 1.0.10 11/18/2025 - Support for cleaning URLs from many more websites and URL shorteners
- Minor bug fixes and updates 1.0.9 10/25/2025 - 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 1.0.8 10/12/2025 - Support for cleaning URLs from many more websites and URL shorteners
- Minor bug fixes and updates 1.0.7 09/19/2025 - 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. 1.0.6 09/02/2025 - 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. 1.0.5 08/25/2025 - 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 1.0.4 08/20/2025 - 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 1.0.3 08/15/2025 - 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. 1.0.2 08/11/2025 - Fixed a bug where share extension was not working in the Youtube app
- Three new alternative app icons
- Minor bug fixes and updates 1.0.1 07/29/2025 1.0 07/25/2025