Xenu's Link Sleuth icon
Xenu's Link Sleuth icon

Xenu's Link Sleuth

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Xenus Link Sleuth checks Web sites for broken links. Link verification is done on "normal" links, images, frames, plug-ins, backgrounds, local image maps, style sheets, scripts and java applets.

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License model

  • Free • Proprietary

Application type

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Wine
Alternatives  
Discontinued

Last updated in 2010

4.6 / 5 Avg rating (5)
47likes
7comments
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  1.  Website Monitoring
  2.  Broken Links Check

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Xenu's Link Sleuth information

  • Developed by

    Tilman Hausherr

  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Free product.

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.6

  • Alternatives

    57 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 7 comments and reviews about Xenu's Link Sleuth, and it has gotten 47 likes

Xenu's Link Sleuth was added to AlternativeTo by Journeyman on Apr 16, 2009 and this page was last updated Jun 3, 2020. Xenu's Link Sleuth is sometimes referred to as Xenu, Xenus Link Sleuth.

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Top Positive Comment
Alex Orzeszek
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•Nov 12, 2019
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It's ugly but it gets the work done!

thinkpro
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•Sep 26, 2024
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I would like to see the tool evolve further and solve performance problems with sites with thousands of URLs. It often gets stuck on large sites :(

TBayAreaPat
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•Nov 4, 2022
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I was expecting the program to populate itself vs search and find for links.. I mistook this for a bookmark link checker.

lesm
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•Aug 27, 2020
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It's a pity this excellent program is discontinued. It was the best for long time and free.

Zbig Czajnowski
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•Nov 4, 2019
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Yet another mediocre looking and tough as hell tool to use but WORTH it!

StevenSchhh
•May 27, 2013
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If you are looking for a more professional solution, try Webmeup software. It does the same thing Link Sleuth does, and more.

Thelle Christensen
•Apr 24, 2017

Please disclose if you have any affiliation with Link Sleuth.. I suspect you might have, since it is the only application you've added to the site..

10basetom
•May 11, 2013
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Go to their website and download the version that supports wildcards in the filters -- it is more flexible.

What is Xenu's Link Sleuth?

Xenus Link Sleuth checks Web sites for broken links. Link verification is done on "normal" links, images, frames, plug-ins, backgrounds, local image maps, style sheets, scripts and java applets. It displays a continously updated list of URLs which you can sort by different criteria. A report can be produced at any time.

Additional features:

  • Simple, no-frills user-interface
  • Can re-check broken links (useful for temporary network errors)
  • Simple report format, can also be e-mailed
  • Executable file smaller than 1MB
  • Supports SSL websites ("https:// ")
  • Partial testing of FTP and Gopher sites
  • Detects and reports redirected URLs
  • Site map

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