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 eight alternatives to Clippy for a variety of platforms, including Android, F-Droid, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Mac apps. The best Clippy alternative is ClearURLs, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Clippy are URLCheck, LinkSheet, Clean Links - QR & Link Safety and Neat URL.

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Microsoft Edge
     
    • ClearURLs is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Clippy.

    • ClearURLs is Free and Open SourceClippy is also Free and Open Source
    • ClearURLs is Privacy focused and LightweightClippy is not according to our users
  2. URLCheck icon
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    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
     
    • URLCheck is the most popular Android alternative to Clippy.

    • URLCheck is Free and Open SourceClippy is also Free and Open Source
    • URLCheck is Privacy focusedClippy is not according to our users
  3. LinkSheet icon
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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
    • LinkSheet is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Clippy.

    • LinkSheet is Free and Open SourceClippy is also Free and Open Source
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    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
     
    • Clean Links - QR & Link Safety is the most popular Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to Clippy.

    • Clean Links - QR & Link Safety is Free and ProprietaryClippy is Free and Open Source
    • Clean Links - QR & Link Safety is Privacy focused and LightweightClippy is not according to our users
  5. Neat URL icon
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    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
     
    • Neat URL is the most popular Web-based alternative to Clippy.

    • Neat URL is Free and Open SourceClippy is also Free and Open Source
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    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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  7. Tarnhelm icon
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    Tarnhelm can help you clean the tracking parameters in the links shared from the apps and keep the process natural.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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