FixupXer - URL Enhancer

FixupXer removes tracking parameters from URLs to protect your privacy and make links cleaner. When you share links from social media, shopping sites, or other platforms, they often contain hidden tracking codes that follow you around the internet. FixupXer strips these away.

Key Features

* Private Link Guard: Warns when e-mail addresses, auth tokens, or precise coordinates remain visible in a link — sensitive originals stay out of history and cache, fully cleaned results are kept as redacted entries
* Browser Mode: Clean eligible HTTP(S) links Android routes to FixupXer, with optional privacy reader conversions for X, Bluesky, Reddit, and Pinterest and per-host saved app choices
* Direct Sharing: Share your links directly to FixupXer, no need to open the main app
* Clean Link from Selection: Select a URL in any app and choose "Clean link" to clean it in place
* Privacy Protection: Removes documented tracking keys across 26 host-bound platform cleaners; unknown functional parameters are kept so links do not break
* Redirect Unwrapping: Extracts real destinations from Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google Ads, Reddit, Bluesky, GeoRiot/Geniuslink, and LinkSynergy/Rakuten wrappers — entirely offline
* Local Processing: Clean links on your device with bounded caching
* Offline Operation: Cleaning makes no network requests; Open/Share hands the result to the external app you choose
* Platform Support: Works with 26 platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Amazon, Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, Bluesky, Bilibili, Google Search, Google Maps, LinkedIn, Reddit, Spotify, Wikipedia, and more
* Smart Conversions: Optional per-platform conversion to embed-friendly alternatives (fixupx.com, fxbsky.app, selectable Instagram and TikTok proxies) or account-free reader frontends (xcancel, Nitter, SkyLib, Redlib, and more), with custom domains for every platform — all pickers reachable anytime from Settings
* Custom URL Rules: Build ordered offline rules with host or regex scopes, multiple processing phases, Test Lab previews, per-rule test vectors, Teach-from-example drafts, templates, and JSON import/export
* History Tracking: Optional local history with Undo that restores the original entry and timestamp
* Private Clipboard Previews: Copied URL contents are marked sensitive for system previews where Android supports it
* Configurable Actions: Choose what happens after cleaning - open in app, browser, share, or copy to clipboard
* Backup and Restore: Export settings, custom rules, and saved app choices to a local JSON file and restore them safely
* GitHub Guides: Open detailed Browser mode and Custom URL rules instructions from the How to Use links

Browser Mode Setup

1. Enable Browser Mode in Settings
2. Set FixupXer as your default browser in Android Settings
3. Configure your preferred post-clean actions
4. Eligible links Android routes to FixupXer are cleaned before your chosen action; verified App Links may bypass the default browser

Privacy & Security

* Zero permissions required - no internet, location, or personal data access
* 100% open source and auditable
* No data collection or transmission
* Works entirely on your device

Technical Excellence

* Modular architecture with 26 host-bound domain cleaners, one universal cleaner, and curated offline redirect unwrapping
* Thread-safe design optimized for modern Android devices
* Redesigned Material Design 3 interface with full dark mode and a System/Light/Dark theme picker
* Targets Android 16 (API 36) with edge-to-edge display support
* Comprehensive test suite with browser-mode and URL-processing regression coverage

Perfect for privacy-conscious users who want cleaner, safer links without the tracking.

Is FixupXer - URL Enhancer free to download?
Yes. The APK file linked from this page is free. The developer may offer in-app purchases once installed, but obtaining the installer itself costs nothing.

What Android version does FixupXer - URL Enhancer require?
Android 4.1+ or newer. Installing on older devices may cause crashes or refuse to install.

Is FixupXer - URL Enhancer safe to install?
We link to the exact APK published by F-Droid Open Source. We do not modify the file. Still, as with any sideloaded app, scan it with a reputable antivirus before opening it, and only grant permissions the app genuinely needs.

How do I update FixupXer - URL Enhancer?
Install the newer version on top of the old one — Android will keep your data. If the signature differs, uninstall first (you may lose local progress).

Why is the app not installing?
Common causes: not enough storage, an older Android version than 4.1+, or a conflicting build already installed. Free up space, check your OS version, and uninstall any previous copy before retrying.

1. Tap the Download APK button above and save the file to your device.
2. Open your device Settings → Security (or Apps → Special access → Install unknown apps) and allow your file manager or browser to install unknown apps for this one file only.
3. Open the downloaded com.fixupxer.apk file from your Downloads folder.
4. Tap Install and wait for Android to finish.
5. Open «FixupXer - URL Enhancer» by F-Droid Open Source and grant only the permissions it actually needs.
6. Revoke the "unknown sources" permission once you are done installing.

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