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, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and GitHub 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 Untracker.

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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.

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    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Microsoft Edge
     
  2. URLCheck icon
     26 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….

    39 URLCheck alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  3. LinkSheet icon
     11 likes
    • Set preferred browser: Always list all browsers, only list native apps, always list selected browser, only list whitelisted browsers

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  4. 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
     
  5. Untracker icon
     8 likes

    Remove tracking information before sharing links.

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  6. Neat URL icon
     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
     
  7. 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.

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  8. FixupXer icon
     1 like

    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.

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Obtainium
    • F-Droid
    • GitHub
     
  9. 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
     
  10. Tarnhelm icon
     1 like

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

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

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

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    Platforms

    • Android
     
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