URLSanitizer

URLSanitizer is an open-source Android application for cleaning URLs before they are opened or shared. It focuses on removing unwanted tracking GET queries from links. The app is intended for Android users who want to pass a modified URL to another application before continuing with the original action.

When opening a link, the user first opens it with URLSanitizer and then selects the application that should handle the cleaned link. When sharing a link, the user shares it to URLSanitizer first and then chooses the application or destination to receive the cleaned URL. This makes the app an intermediate step for both link opening and link sharing.

URLSanitizer also allows users to add missing GET queries by opening the app, entering the query, and selecting the Add Entry button. Wildcards are supported since version 1.3.0, and the default entries provide examples of how that support is used. Technically, the app handles Android intents for opening and sharing links, obtains the URL from the intent, modifies it, and creates another intent for the original action.

In the Internet & Browsers category, URLSanitizer fits Android workflows that involve passing links between applications. Its open-source license identifies it as software whose implementation is distributed under an open-source model. MirrorNest distributes the official build directly from its own storage rather than presenting a separate build. Before publishing the mirrored file, MirrorNest scans it for malware.