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Chrome extension

Scan the page or site in your tab, highlight broken links, and keep a side panel open while you fix them.

Install the extension Add Broken Link Checker to Chrome from the Web Store, see what each permission is for, and get started from the welcome page. 4 min read
Guest mode and signing in Scan one page a day without an account, sign in through brokenlinkchecker.io for more scans and whole-site scans, then sign out or revoke access. 4 min read
Scan a page or a site Start a scan from the popup, pick This page or Entire site, set the Advanced options, follow the progress and read the results screen. 6 min read
The four link states Every link the extension checks is broken, blocked, a redirect or OK. See what each state means, how its badge looks and which ones count as broken. 3 min read
Highlight and the side panel Outline a broken link on the page, keep results open in the side panel, group, sort and ignore links, and read the toolbar badge and notifications. 5 min read
Extension options and shortcuts Set scan defaults, the theme, exclude patterns and notifications on the Options page, check your plan and usage, and change the keyboard shortcuts. 4 min read
Extension privacy What the Chrome extension sends to brokenlinkchecker.io, what it keeps inside Chrome, and what it never reads or touches, in plain words. 3 min read
Extension troubleshooting Fix the common extension problems, from pages it cannot scan and blocked sites to counts that differ from the website and an expired session. 6 min read