Pasteclean revamped ui.

Abdul — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 01:11:30 +0000

hey everyone,

Thanks for checking out my post. I wanted to share the story behind why I built PasteClean.

The idea came from a simple, recurring annoyance: sharing ridiculously long and messy URLs. Whether it was an Amazon link that was five lines long or a news article filled with utm and fbclid trackers from social media, it felt cluttered and invasive. I wanted a seamless way to clean any link I copied, without having to think about it.

So, I built PasteClean. It's a simple, Windows utility that runs quietly in the background and automatically cleans any URL you copy to your clipboard, making them short, clean, and privacy-friendly.

Here are some of the core features I've built in:

🚀 Automatic Clipboard Cleaning: Runs in the system tray and instantly sanitizes URLs the moment you press Ctrl+C. No extra steps needed.

🧹 Powerful Rule Engine: By default, it strips all common tracking parameters (like utm_, fbclid, gclid, etc.).

📦 Amazon Link Canonicalization: Automatically converts messy Amazon product URLs into the clean and permanent domain/dp/ASIN format.

🛡️ VirusTotal Security Integration: You can optionally add your VirusTotal API key to have the app automatically check if a cleaned link is safe before you use it.

⚙️ Fully Customizable: Features a robust Ignore List so you can prevent cleaning on specific domains or protect certain parameters (like your own affiliate tags).

Batch Processing: The UI allows you to paste and clean a whole list of URLs at once.

The project is built with [mention your tech stack here, e.g., C# and WPF] and I had a great time tackling some of the technical challenges, which I wrote about in more detail here.

It's completely free.

🔽 Direct Download: [https://github.com/iiXotic/pasteclean-updates]

I'm actively developing this and would genuinely love to get your feedback. What's one feature you think would be a great addition?

Thanks for taking a look!

https://github.com/iiXotic/pasteclean-updates

I built a Windows app that auto-cleans messy tracking links

Abdul — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 18:17:33 +0000

Every time I copied a link, it was full of junk like utm_source=... and fbclid=.... I wanted something that just works anywhere on Windows, so I built PasteClean.

👉 Cleans tracking junk from URLs automatically
👉 Keeps the good parts (YouTube timestamps, Google queries)
👉 Works in any app (Word, Slack, Discord, Notion, email)
👉 Runs 100% local — no cloud, no telemetry

Lite (free): auto-clean, hotkey paste, undo, history up to 100.
Pro ($3.99): adds batch cleaner, external-click cleaner, profiles, custom rules + filter list import, unlimited history, auto-updates, and local stats.

Links

Lite (GitHub): https://github.com/iiXotic/pasteclean-updates

Pro (Gumroad): https://iamxotic.gumroad.com/l/pasteclean

Would love feedback from devs.

DEV Community: Abdul

Pasteclean revamped ui.

I built a Windows app that auto-cleans messy tracking links