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Link Clear

Strip tracking parameters from links. Offline, private, no permissions.
New in version 1.0.3
Packaging fix for F-Droid reproducible builds.

* Exclude the AGP dependency-metadata block from the signed APK, which F-Droid
requires for its reproducible cross-signing.

App behaviour is unchanged from 1.0.1.
Link Clear strips tracking parameters from URLs using the bundled ClearURLs
ruleset. It works entirely offline by default: paste or share a link, and get
back the same link with the tracking noise removed.

Three ways to clean a link:

* Share target — share a link to Link Clear from any app. You land on a
confirmation screen showing the cleaned URL with Copy, Share, and Open
actions. With "Automatic action" enabled, the chosen action runs immediately.
* Quick Settings tile — add the "Clean clipboard" tile to your Quick Settings
panel. One tap cleans whatever is on the clipboard, in place.
* In-app editor — open the app for a Paste Clean / Paste Raw editor with a live
before/after diff of exactly what was removed.

Privacy first:

* Offline by default. The cleaning ruleset is bundled, so no network is needed.
* No runtime permissions. Link Clear only acts when you explicitly share, tap
the tile, or paste — it never watches your clipboard in the background.
* Two optional, off-by-default network features: resolving shortened links
(t.co, bit.ly, and similar) before cleaning, and manually refreshing the
bundled ruleset. Neither runs unless you turn it on.

Link Clear is free software licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.
URL-cleaning rules come from the ClearURLs project (LGPL-3.0).
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  • Version 1.0.3 (10003) suggested Added on Jul 26, 2026

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • app.linkclear.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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