Use a pre-click review to understand redirects, domain context, and practical warning signs, then choose a specialized checker when needed.
CheckLink provides risk signals and review context, not a guarantee. Verify sensitive links through official channels before acting.
This route helps answer ‘is this link safe?’ without replacing the homepage scanner. Start with a first pass, interpret the signals carefully, and use a focused tool for redirects, phishing, short links, or QR destinations.
Use the free scanner for a first pass. If the link affects accounts, work, customers, or sensitive information, manual review can add context that an automated scan cannot guarantee.
Next step: use the related tool that matches your situation, or request manual review when the link affects money, credentials, accounts, work, or customers.
Yes. You can use the CheckLink scanner and public tools without an account.
No. CheckLink provides risk signals and review context, not a guarantee that a website is safe or unsafe.
Yes. HTTPS protects the connection, but it does not prove the website is legitimate.
Yes. Short links can redirect through one or more hops before reaching the final destination.
The current public scanner is designed as a manual-first tool without account-based scan history.
Open the current page, inspect links from the browser menu, and jump into CheckLink faster without an account.
Works with Chrome and compatible Chromium-based desktop browsers. Firefox and Safari versions are not currently available.
The extension sends a URL only when you choose a scan action. It does not store scan history.