xclean

paste any link you're about to share. see the tracker hidden in it. copy a clean one.

XInstagramThreadsYouTube TikTokSpotifyFacebookReddit LinkedInAmazonAliExpressGoogleany site
private: this runs entirely in your browser. nothing you paste is sent anywhere.

install it as an app

  1. iPhone / iPad: open this page in Safari → Share → Add to Home Screen
  2. Android: Chrome menu → Install app. after that xclean shows up in the Share menu of every app
  3. Windows / Mac: Chrome or Edge → the install icon in the address bar

once installed it works offline.

one-click: browser bookmark

drag this to your bookmarks bar. on any page, click it and the clean link of that page is copied.

clean this link

iPhone: share sheet shortcut

  1. open Shortcuts, tap +
  2. tap (i), turn on Show in Share Sheet, receive URLs
  3. add URL Encode (encode the Shortcut Input)
  4. add Text: https://cranefomo.github.io/xclean/#u= followed by the encoded text
  5. add Open URLs
  6. name it Clean link

on any post in any app: Share → Clean link. this page opens with the result. the link goes after # so it never reaches a server.

what the trackers are

X share codes (s=)

X never documented these. table from public research (Unfurl by Ryan Benson), some codes may be old or unused.

other platforms