Preen
Takes the tracking out of links as you copy them.
Download for Mac
Free · Version 1.0.1 · macOS 26 Tahoe or later · Source code on GitHub
Jacket
The one from the newsletter, in olive:
https://shop.example/jackets/waxed-field?colour=olive&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=autumn&fbclid=IwAR2xk9Lp
On the clipboardhttps://shop.example/jackets/waxed-field?colour=olive&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=autumn&fbclid=IwAR2xk9Lp
Copy the link to see what Preen takes out.
What it does
- Cleaned as you copyCopy a link anywhere and Preen removes utm_ tags, fbclid, gclid and the rest before you paste. The words around it stay as they were.
- Redirects unwrappedLinks wrapped by Google, Facebook, Outlook Safe Links, LinkedIn and Slack go back to the real address.
- See what changed, and undo itThe menu bar shows what was removed from each link, and Restore Original puts the link back as you copied it.
- Leave sites and apps aloneExclude sites whose links need every parameter, and apps such as your password manager. Pause for an hour, until tomorrow or until you resume.
- Clean on demandClean Links works on selected text from the Services menu, and in Shortcuts.
Privacy
Preen cleans links on your Mac. There’s no account and no analytics. It connects to the internet only to update its rules from AdGuard and ClearURLs, and to check for app updates.