Broken Link Checker

A SEO tool to find broken (404) and redirected (301, 307, 308) links in all frames
What is Broken Link Checker?
The 'Broken Link Checker' is a Chrome extension that serves as a simple yet powerful tool for identifying broken (404 code) and redirected links (301, 307, 308 codes). It meticulously examines every link in your webpage, notifies the status codes and their meaning besides offering features such as deep search and filters to enhance its efficiency. It enhances your SEO activity by enabling deep search within your website and offers features like keyword-specific URL filters.

Extension stats

Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.10 (10)
Version: 0.3.1 (Last updated: 2023-02-23)
Creation date: 2020-04-11
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • activeTab
  • scripting
  • notifications
  • contextMenus
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 161.79K

Other platforms

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Extension summary

A simple tool to find broken (404 code) and redirected (301, 307, 308 codes) links in the current page. This tool examines all links in the current page (top frame and all sub-frames) and returns the status code and its meaning for each link. You can optionally ask the extension to check links inside about:blank frame elements are well. All broken links are placed in a separated category for easier detection. Beside each link, there is an inspect button which focuses the link to the center of the page to help to find the links faster.

Note that to increase link validation speed, the extension evaluates 5 links simultaneously.

Note that you can open the validation UI in a new popup window or as an embedded frame inside the page.

Note that this extension also notifies you about the links that are skipped like none HTTP links or mailto links

Features:

  1. Deep search: search deep inside a website. If this mode is enabled, the extension parses all links of the same domain and extract links from them.
  2. Filter: Ignore URLs that match with the user-specified keywords. This way you can increase the searching speed by ignoring particular URLs.
  3. Filters to show and hide links with 2XX, 3XX, 4XX, and 5XX status codes

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Efficient and accurate tool
  • Helps in correcting many link addresses
  • Best resource for testing broken links
Cons
  • Does not handle URLs ending with a / properly
  • 503 status shown for external links, even when the filter is disabled
  • Duplicate broken links clutter the interface
  • Reports cannot be exported and some columns are not visible
  • Inspect button does not work
Most mentioned
  • Efficiency and accuracy
  • Issues with 503 status and external links
  • Problems with exporting reports and inspecting links
Recent reviews
good extension, its tool very helpful
by nafis pb, 2024-10-30

Does not handle URLs ending with a / properly, that normally map to /index.html. 503 status shown for external links, even when the 5xx filter is disabled. Duplicate broken links can fill up the screen, making it hard to find useful information. Does not handle links to downloadable files, such as zips. Does not recognize mailto: links properly.
by Michael Slinn, 2024-10-25

Best broken link checker tool. Please also help where is the broken link located.
by Noah Mason, 2024-10-15
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Broken Link Checker requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Broken Link Checker has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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