Use a pre-click review to understand redirects, domain context, and practical warning signs, then choose a specialized checker when needed.
The address is placed in the scanner for you. The check starts only after you confirm it there.
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.