Link Unshortener AlternativesURL Shorteners and other similar apps like Link Unshortener

Link Unshortener is described as 'Link Unshortner is a tool to show the user the final redirect of any URL. This is especially important if the link you are clicking on is not from a reliable source. Short links are often used for malicious activities to trick the user into trusting a site' and is a URL Shortener in the online services category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Link Unshortener for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge and SaaS apps. The best Link Unshortener alternative is FastForward, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Link Unshortener are Unshort.link, UnshortLink, ExpandURL.net and CheckShortURL.

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  1. FastForward icon
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    FastForward circumvents sites which make you wait (like adf.ly), make you do something (e.g., show.co and sub2unlock.com) and even trackers (such as bit.ly and t.co)!.

    15 FastForward alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi Browser
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Firefox
     
  2. Unshort.link icon
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    Unshort.link protects your privacy by preventing short link services from tracking you.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Firefox
     
  3. UnshortLink icon
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    Unshorten Link and browse safely. Know WhereGoes your link before you click open. Expand URL And get the original Link. More than a Link redirect trace.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. ExpandURL.net icon
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    ExpandURL.net is a tool designed to unshorten and reveal the original URLs behind shortened links. Users can paste a shortened link (e.g., from services like bit.ly, tinyurl.com, or t.co), and ExpandURL.net will fetch and display the full, original URL.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  5. Check the real URLs before you visit | CheckShortURL reveals the destination of shortened URLs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Universal Bypass circumvents sites which make you wait (like adf.ly), make you do something (e.g., show.co and sub2unlock.com) and even trackers (such as bit.ly and t.co)!

    14 Universal Bypass alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  7. expandurl icon
     Like

    expandurl.com provides a preview of short URLs from shortening services: it reveals and examine their destination before visiting them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Free Link Expander converting any short URL to long Url . Easy to use link Decrypter supporting 100+ url Shorteners like goog.gl & bit.ly . Unshorten Url now !

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. s that short URL you're visiting REALLY going to contain cute kittens, or instead is it going to mug you and steal your wallet? Unshorten.It! takes any bullets for you, analysing the website for safety and letting you see it before you decide whether to proceed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Vivaldi Browser
    • Google Chrome
    • Ungoogled Chromium
    • Brave
    • Chromium
     
  10. Link Unshortener is a Mac app that expands shortened web links, following redirects until it reveals the destination URL.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. Short URL expander with webpage title and description preview and Google Safe Browsing

    14 GetLinkInfo.com alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. Short-URL unshortener.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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