URLCheck

URLCheck is a powerful, open-source app designed to act as an intermediary for opening URLs, offering detailed insights, edits, and customization tools. Lightweight and ad-free, it provides an excellent solution for managing external links from various sources securely and efficiently.

Features

URL Insight and Edit:

- Displays the current URL for manual edits, enabling you to modify it before opening.

- Acts as a middle layer to help evaluate and clean external links from emails, social media, and other apps.

Comprehensive Modules:

- Input Text Module: Displays and allows manual editing of URLs (always enabled).

- History Module: Tracks all modifications for undo/redo functionality.

- Log Module: Logs URLs you’ve checked for easy management, including editing, copying, or clearing entries.

- Status Code Module: Fetches the status of URLs (e.g., OK, server error, not found) and handles redirection checks.

Advanced URL Analysis Tools:

- URL Scanner: Integrates with VirusTotal for scanning URLs (requires a personal API key).

- URL Cleaner: Strips referral data and useless parameters using ClearURLs catalog rules.

- Unshortener Module: Expands shortened URLs usingunshorten.me to reveal actual links.

- Queries Remover: Decodes and displays individual URL queries for inspection or removal.

Pattern Checking and Hosts Management:

- Pattern Module: Uses regex patterns to flag risks, make suggestions, or apply replacements (e.g., warn about non-ASCII characters, recommend HTTPS).

- Hosts Checker: Labels potentially dangerous hosts (e.g., adware, phishing), using StevenBlack's hosts file as a base.

Additional Features:

- Debug Module: Developer-oriented insights like intent URIs and custom tabs.

- Open Module: Includes open/share buttons, supporting multiple apps for opening links.

Security and Customization:

- Modular setup allows enabling, disabling, and reordering specific functionalities.

- Designed with minimal permissions (internet access only when explicitly needed).

Benefits

- Enhanced Security: Helps identify and clean potentially harmful URLs.

- Customizable Functionality: Offers modular tools that can be tailored to your needs.

- Open-Source and Ad-Free: Transparent and free of trackers, with source code available on GitHub.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is URLCheck free to use?

A: Yes, it is completely free, open-source, and ad-free.

Q: How does the URL Scanner work?

A: It uses VirusTotal to scan URLs for potential threats (requires a personal API key).

Q: Can I clean URLs automatically?

A: Yes, the URL Cleaner removes unnecessary referral data and parameters based on ClearURLs rules.

Q: Are the modules customizable?

A: Absolutely, you can enable/disable and reorder individual modules to suit your preferences.

Q: Is URLCheck safe to use?

A: Yes, it uses minimal permissions and operates transparently, prioritizing user security.