Clippy Alternatives

Clippy is described as 'Easily copy links directly from your device’s sharing menu, with built-in support for removing URL shorteners and tracking parameters for a cleaner, more secure link experience' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Clippy for a variety of platforms, including Android, F-Droid, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Obtainium apps. The best Clippy alternative is URLCheck, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Clippy are ClearURLs, LinkSheet, Clean Links - QR & Link Safety and Untracker.

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  1. URLCheck icon

    URLCheck

     31 likes

    URLCheck acts as an intermediary when opening url links, allowing, among other things: to remove trackers, affiliate links, unnecessary elements, facilitating link sharing, protecting against certain phishing techniques and many more….

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
    • Obtainium
    • Global
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  2. ClearURLs icon

    ClearURLs

     70 likes

    This extension will automatically remove tracking elements from URLs to help protect your privacy when browse through the Internet.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Microsoft Edge
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  4. LinkSheet icon

    LinkSheet

     12 likes
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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  5. Clean Links - QR & Link Safety icon

    Clean Links - QR & Link Safety

     3 likes

    Cleans tracking parameters from URLs and QR codes for private sharing, unmasks shortened links to show final destination, integrates with macOS Shortcuts, ensures data stays on-device, ad-free, supports hundreds of popular sites, and requires no user data collection.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • IE flagIreland
    • European Union flagEU
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  6. Untracker icon

    Untracker

     9 likes

    Remove tracking information before sharing links.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Global
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  8. FixupXer icon

    FixupXer

     2 likes

    Strips tracking codes from URLs across 25+ platforms like Facebook and Instagram, processes links offline with no permissions required, offers browser mode, configurable post-clean actions, history tracking, privacy-friendly conversions, and open-source code.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Obtainium
    • F-Droid
    • GitHub
    • Global
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  9. Sidestep Android icon

    Sidestep Android

     2 likes

    Android app that intercepts social media URLs and redirects them to alternative frontends while removing tracking parameters. No apps or accounts needed to access the content shared with you.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  10. Neat URL icon

    Neat URL

     4 likes

    Neat URL cleans URLs, removing parameters such as Google Analytics' utm parameters.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Vivaldi Browser
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    • BE flagBelgium
    • European Union flagEU
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  11. Léon – The URL Cleaner icon

    Léon – The URL Cleaner

     6 likes

    Léon - The URL Cleaner removes tracking and other obsolete parameters from a URL before sharing. Its usage is simple, integrating into Android's standard sharing mechanism.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  12. Tarnhelm icon

    Tarnhelm

     1 like

    Tarnhelm can help you clean the tracking parameters in the links shared from the apps and keep the process natural.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  13. Don't track me Google icon

    Don't track me Google

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    At the Google Search engine, search results are converted to an ugly link upon click. This link enables tracking for Google.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Tampermonkey
    • Violentmonkey
    • Greasemonkey
    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU
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  14. URLSanitizer icon

    URLSanitizer

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    Don't like those tracking GET queries from the big brothers? Here, this app got your back.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
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