Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to LinkScrub
Quickly remove Tracking and Affiliate codes from your links.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. LinkScrub launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Clean Links▲13Hey HN, A couple of months ago, my brother and I built a little macOS cli app for ourselves. The idea was to remove tracking parameters from share urls from Instagram, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Reddit, Twitter, Tiktok, etc. Also, URL shorteners. A bit later, after seeing a lot of "quishing" attacks here in Ireland, we ported it iOS and added support for scanning QR codes and previewing (and expanding) URLs from QR codes. This is something the iOS camera app doesn't do. Today, we've released it on the App Store. It's completely free and also free from tracking, analytics, ads etc. It…
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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wallhop is a free paywall bypass. Paste any article link to read it without paywall popups, ads or clutter. No signup, no extension. A simple 12ft.io alternative.
12d ago · wallhop.io · its alternatives →
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Clean Share▲83Android app to auto-remove tracking parameters of URLs
2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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A tool to help you find unsubscribe links in your emails - LGUG2Z/unsubscan
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Tidy-URL▲62An ad-free experience to make your links neat and tidy
2023 · tidyurl.link · its alternatives →
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Disconnect 2.0▲103Stop sites from tracking your movements on the web
2019 · disconnect.me · its alternatives →
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Strip tracking parameters from URLs instantly
Jul 2026 · linkclean-seven.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Find out what's lurking in your backlink profile.
2019 · linkgraph.com · its alternatives →
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send/links▲125Save, organize, and find your links in one place
Apr 2026 · sendlinks.app · its alternatives →
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Never pay for articles again
2023 · removepaywall.com · its alternatives →
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What happens in your browser, stays in your browser.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I built a small desktop tool called PasteClean to solve a personal annoyance: sharing URLs filled with tracking garbage (utm_source, fbclid, etc.). It runs in the background and automatically cleans URLs in your clipboard when you copy them. It handles 50+ tracking parameters and can also unshorten links (bit.ly, t.co) to reveal the destination and clean them before pasting. Tech stack is Electron/React/TypeScript. The core privacy features are free. I added a "Pro" lifetime license for some advanced features (unshortening, batch mode) to support development.
Dec 2025 · iixotic.github.io · its alternatives →
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2019 · unshort.link · its alternatives →
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Built this because I was tired of sharing URLs full of tracking cruft. Safari extension for iOS and macOS that strips utm_*, fbclid, gclid, and 50+ other tracking parameters automatically. Runs entirely on-device with zero data collection. Also bundles CRED-1, a domain credibility dataset (2,672 flagged domains with 5 independent trust signals) that can warn you before visiting sources known for misinformation. Available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Nov 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Link Central▲76A better URL creator for Google Analytics UTM tagging
2023 · tools.graspmetrics.com · its alternatives →
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Recently i stumbled on too many clickgates on the Medium blog Towards Data science. Considering that most people publish to share knowledge on Medium and are driven into putting their content behind a paywall, without actually getting paid for it, including myself. I felt like Medium is running the academic publishing scheme. Get free content and get paid for it. So I decided to create a small script to bypass the paywall on Medium, it turns out it also works on other newssites. Heres the website: https://sugoidesune.github.io/readium/ For the curious I will explain the…
2019 · its alternatives →
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Shows where it really goes. Removes tracking junk
Dec 2025 · plain.ovh · its alternatives →
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Strip trackers from every link you copy or click
Jun 2026 · unfurl.software · its alternatives →
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(UPDATE @2021-03-12: There is a follow-up post) I’m supposed to be blogging instead of doing “app startup” things but I got sidetracked and …
2021 · bengtan.com · its alternatives →
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Link/it▲11I kept running into a super annoying problem as an affiliate — social media apps open links in their own browsers, and that kills tracking, breaks deep links, and sometimes just eats commissions entirely. I couldn’t find a good fix, so I built one. It’s a little link converter that makes your affiliate links open in the user’s real browser instead of the in-app one. No magic, just a small trick that makes a big difference. Totally free. No signup needed unless you want to make a full link-in-bio page. If you just want to fix a link, that works right out of the box. It doesn’t cost me…
2025 · link-it.bio · its alternatives →
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