LinkDetect — Private Phishing & Link Scanner
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Understand suspicious links before you click. Free on-device checks, clear explanations, no accounts, no tracking. LinkDetect checks every page you open for phishing, hidden links, and fake look-alike websites — and it does it entirely on your own device. Most "safe browsing" tools upload the pages you visit to their servers. That means a company sees your browsing. LinkDetect is different: its detection rules run locally on your device, it has no servers of its own, no accounts, and no tracking. The only thing it ever sends anywhere is a bare domain name (never a full address, never page content), checked against a public threat-intelligence database — and only for links its local rules already flagged. You can switch even that off with one click. What LinkDetect spots on a page: • Links whose text says one site but secretly go to another • The classic "@" trick that hides a link's real destination • Typosquats — near-misspellings of trusted brands (like "paypa1.com") • Look-alike domains that swap in letters from other alphabets • Trusted brand names hidden inside a fake web address • Login forms that send your password to a different website • Hidden, invisible, or off-screen links you'd never notice • Links to raw IP addresses, risky domain endings, and shortened URLs • Brand-new websites — domains registered days ago, a top scam signal How it works: Click the LinkDetect icon on any page. You get a plain-English report: how many serious risks, cautions, and notes were found, and exactly why each link was flagged. Suspicious links are outlined right on the page so you can see them. Set your sensitivity — from "everything" to "danger only" — or turn scanning off anytime. Great for protecting the people you care about. Install it for a parent or anyone who worries about clicking the wrong link. Private by design: ✓ Local-first — page scanning happens on your computer, not on a server ✓ Cloud check sends domain names only — never full URLs or page content — and can be turned off in one click ✓ No account, no sign-up, no email required ✓ No analytics, no ads, no tracking, no cookies ✓ Known-threat checks against a public threat-intelligence database LinkDetect helps you spot the tricks scammers use. It's a smart second opinion, not a guarantee — always use your own judgment before entering passwords or payment details.