Clean URL
Strip UTM and common tracking parameters to produce a clean, shareable link.
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About Clean URL
What is the Clean URL tool?
The Clean URL tool automatically detects and removes common tracking parameters—such as utm_ tags, gclid, fbclid, and other marketing identifiers—from any web address. By cleaning your URL, you eliminate unnecessary query strings that track user behavior and clutter the link.
Why Use This Tool?
Tracking parameters are added by marketing platforms and ad networks to monitor clicks, conversions, and campaign performance. While useful for analytics, they can:
- Compromise user privacy by exposing browsing data to third parties.
- Make URLs long, unreadable, and difficult to share or type manually.
- Cause duplicate-content issues in SEO when the same page is indexed under multiple parameterized URLs.
This tool gives you a straightforward way to remove those parameters, producing a concise URL that’s easier to share, more secure, and better for SEO.
How It Works
- Paste or enter any URL containing tracking parameters into the input field.
- Click "Clean URL" to automatically detect and strip out common tags like
utm_source,utm_medium,gclid,fbclid, and others. - Receive a simplified, tracking-free version of your link that preserves the original path and query parameters unrelated to tracking.
Common Use Cases
- Content Creators & Influencers: Share clean URLs in posts, stories, and email newsletters without exposing tracking data.
- Marketers & Agencies: Provide clients with shareable links that won’t interfere with social media previews or SEO.
- Bloggers & Website Owners: Avoid duplicate-content penalties by removing parameterized versions of the same page.
- Privacy-Conscious Users: Eliminate third-party tracking parameters before sharing links publicly or with friends.
- Developers & QA Teams: Test or debug link behavior without the noise of tracking query strings.
Key Features
- Automatic Detection: Identifies and removes all standard UTM parameters and popular tracking keys (e.g.,
utm_*,fbclid,gclid,mc_cid,mc_eid). - Preserves Necessary Queries: Only strips out known tracking parameters, leaving other valid query parameters intact.
- Instant Results: Processes URLs in real time, displaying the cleaned version immediately below the input.
- Share-Ready Link: Updates the browser’s query string so you can copy or bookmark the cleaned URL for easy sharing.
- Mobile & Desktop Compatibility: Responsive design ensures functionality on any device, including smartphones and tablets.
Who Should Use This Tool?
This tool is perfect for anyone who wants to share or analyze URLs without unwanted tracking parameters—whether you’re a digital marketer, web developer, blogger, or privacy advocate. Removing tracking parameters:
- Improves user privacy by hiding marketing identifiers.
- Enhances link aesthetics, making them more trustworthy to recipients.
- Helps prevent SEO issues caused by multiple indexed URL versions.
