Trackless Links 4.6 is out for iPhone, iPad and Mac. It is about the links you share rather than the ones you open: you can now see where a short link leads before you pass it on, and clean every link in a message at once. The update is free for everyone who already has the app.
See where a short link leads
A t.co, bit.ly, TikTok or Reddit short link hides its destination. Until now, Trackless Links could only tell you that. In 4.6, share such a link to Trackless Links on iPhone or iPad and tap Resolve. The app asks the shortener once where the link goes, without cookies, and shows the destination with its trackers already removed. The destination site itself is not contacted until you open it.
It was requested on GitHub, and the way it works is deliberate. Resolving happens only when you tap, or automatically if you turn that on under Tweaks > Advanced, and only in the share sheet and in Shortcuts. The Safari extension never resolves short links: looking up every short link on a page in advance would tell the shorteners about links you never open.
Clean every link in a message
Share a message, a note or an email with several links and tap Clean & Copy Text. Every link loses its trackers, and the text around them stays exactly as it was. Handy for reading lists, newsletters you forward, or a chat message full of links.
A calmer share sheet and Safari popup
The share sheet and the Safari popup now show every action at once, without dragging or expanding. Each archive service is a single tap away.
Also new
- Fewer “Open App” nags. With Block browser & app nags on, the “Open App” buttons on Reddit, YouTube and Instagram disappear too.
- New share IDs. Remove share IDs now also strips the new tracking codes Instagram and X add to shared links. Both came from user mails, one of them within a week of X introducing its new parameter.
- Fixed: links with #:~:text fragments stay as they are while Ignore #:~:text fragments is off.
Still on your device
Cleaning links never needs a connection. The app only goes online when you ask it to, for example to resolve a short link, and the privacy policy lists every connection it can make.
Get it
Trackless Links Pro runs on Mac, iPhone and iPad, Trackless Links on iPhone and iPad. The FAQ explains every feature, and ideas and bug reports are welcome on GitHub.
