Got a strange link? Check first, then click — or don’t.
Paste the link (or the whole message). Linkwache looks at it from the outside — nothing is opened on your phone — and tells you in plain words what’s going on.
How it works in any messenger
1 · Press and hold the link
In WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, SMS or mail, long-press the link → “Copy” (don’t tap it!).
2 · Paste it here
Open this page, paste at the top, “Check link”. Done.
3 · Share the result
The result link can be forwarded — to whoever sent you the link.
Even faster
📱 Android: “Share”
Add this page to your home screen once via the browser menu. Linkwache then appears in every messenger’s share menu.
🍎 iPhone: Shortcut
Create the shortcut once (3 steps, 1 minute). Then: share link → “Linkwache”. Create the shortcut
💬 Telegram
Forward the message to @linkwache_bot — answer within seconds.
What is checked?
Age and owner of the domain, its ending, hiding behind Cloudflare, certificates, short-link targets, imitated brand names, bait words, the fraud databases of Google Safe Browsing, URLhaus and PhishTank, earlier sandbox scans — and a screenshot of the page taken in a sandbox so you can see what not to click. The link is never opened on your device.