Meta Link Clearer
Share a link to the app: tracking parameters are stripped, short links resolved to the real post, and the share sheet pops right back up so you can pass the clean link to the next person.
Invisible cleanup
Sharing to the app is the whole job. Tracking is stripped in the background, then the share sheet pops right back up so you can pass the clean link straight to the next person. Prefer the clipboard? Turn on background processing and it never leaves the app you're in.
xmtigshfbclid Three-platform coverage
Threads and Facebook /share/ short links are resolved back to the real post URL; Instagram post links get their tracking query wiped entirely — igsh, igsi, and every variant with it.
xmt/share/… igshigsiutm_* fbclidrdid/share/… Local history
Cleaned links are kept as author-and-excerpt preview cards, so you can tell posts apart at a glance. Tap a card for details — links and stripped parameters, each with its own copy button. All stored on your device only.
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Every detail, already handled
Three-platform parameters
Covers 20+ tracking parameters across Instagram, Threads, and Facebook — plus generic utm_* marketing params on any other domain.
Short link resolution
Threads and Facebook /share/ short links are resolved anonymously to the real post URL before cleaning. Results are cached on-device for 7 days, so the same code is never fetched twice.
Post preview cards
History cards show each post's author and excerpt, falling back to a URL card when no preview is available — and failed resolutions are labeled with the reason, like a deleted post or a network timeout.
Search and filters
Search your history or filter by a rolling time window (24 hours / 7 days / 30 days). Multiple entries of the same link merge into one — all stored locally.
Manual cleanup field
No share sheet handy? Paste a URL in and clean it by hand.
Background processing toggle
By default the share sheet pops back up so you can pass the clean link on; turn it on and everything happens in the background, with the clean URL copied to your clipboard.
Privacy first
Nothing is collected, uploaded, or analyzed. We never see the content of what you share.
The entire cleaning process runs on your phone. The only thing that ever leaves the device is an anonymous request to resolve a /share/ short link or fetch a post's public preview — no cookies, no account, no identity. It just turns a short code into a real URL and brings the public author and excerpt back to your card.
No ads. No trackers. No uploads.
- No sign-up, no account required
- No analytics or tracking SDKs, no ads
- URL cleaning happens entirely on your device
- The clipboard is only written after cleaning finishes and only read when you ask — never monitored in the background
Three steps to get started
Tap share in Instagram, Threads, or Facebook and choose Meta Link Clearer.
The app strips tracking parameters and resolves short links to the real post URL — no manual steps.
The share sheet pops right back up so you can forward the clean link to the next person. Prefer the clipboard? Enable background processing in settings.
FAQ
Why strip tracking parameters from links?
Parameters like fbclid, igsh, xmt, and utm_* are used by platforms to trace who shared a link and where it came from. Removing them keeps the link working while dropping the identifying trail.
Will the cleaned link break or stop working?
No. Cleaning only removes tracking query parameters — it never touches the path that actually points to the content, so a working link keeps working after cleaning.
What's the share sheet that appears after I share?
That's the default relay-share flow: once cleaning finishes, the app pops up the system share sheet so you can forward the clean link to the next person right away, with the app itself excluded from the list. If you'd rather stay in the app you came from, enable background processing in settings to clean silently and copy to the clipboard instead.
Where do the author and excerpt on history cards come from?
From the post page's public preview information (OGP), read as part of resolving the short link — usually with no extra request. Links without a preview fall back to a URL card, and previews are stored only on your device.
Where does my data go?
Cleaning happens entirely on your device and nothing is uploaded to a server. The one exception is the anonymous request that resolves /share/ short links and fetches post previews, which carries no login or identity information — see the privacy policy for details.
Which platforms are supported?
Threads (including /share/ short link resolution), Instagram (the full tracking query is wiped from post and reel links), and Facebook (/share/ short links resolved, plus parameters like fbclid and rdid removed). Links from other domains get generic marketing parameters like utm_* removed as well.
Try it today
Meta Link Clearer is currently in testing on Google Play. Join as a tester and you can install and use it right away — it's the same app the production release will be.
Joining genuinely helps, too: every tester brings the official release one step closer.
Road to the official release
Under Google Play's policy for new developer accounts, an app must first complete a closed test with at least 12 testers participating continuously for 14 days before it can apply for public release. That threshold has not been met yet — the official release date will be announced once it is.
The closed-testing release has been submitted for Google review; once it passes, this page will be updated and opt-in will open.
Join the Google Group with your Google account — membership is what grants testing access, and this step can be completed today.
Step 1 | Join mlc-testers →Tap "Become a tester" on the opt-in page — a download link also appears right there.
Step 2 | Open the opt-in page →Once opted in, the store listing becomes visible — install it like any other app.
Step 3 | Install from Google Play →Next time you share a post from Threads, Instagram, or Facebook, choose it and the link comes out clean.
Make your next share a clean link
Install once, and every share after that is handled automatically.
Join the test