Alternatives
Products that do what Unshorten does
Reveal hidden links and scan QR codes to safely preview URLs
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2020 · ku.ag
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Safe Scanner is a simple, slim (350kb) web app which shows URL redirects, checks https and validates against Google Safe Browsing for scanned links. It also keeps a history which you can share. There are other apps out there but they are bloated and slow. Hope this helps someone.
2024 · safe-scanner.com
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Check risky QR codes before you open them.
Jun 2026 · scanraksha.web.app
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Upload a photo and we'll read the QR code for you.
Jul 2026 · tryseeqr.vercel.app
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I built https://da.ilyqrco.de/, a site which requires(*) scanning a QR Code to discover a different daily link. Hope you enjoy the concept, I have queued up a whole bunch of links I think are interesting. * If you happen to load the site on your phone and can't have your phone scan itself, you can visit the /archive page and simply click on links. It kind of defeats the whole purpose ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
2022
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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
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2017 · chrome.google.com
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Scan and create QR codes — fully fast, and privacy-friendly.
Jan 2026
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