Why Trace won’t follow every link
A redirect checker makes requests on someone else’s behalf. Here’s how Trace limits where those requests can go, and why some links stay unresolved.
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Keep control of
what you share.
See what your photos reveal, clean up links, and choose what belongs in your calendar.
Explore the toolsThe tools.
A little less noise. A little more control.
Trace
Share the link without the tracking.
Inspect a link, remove known tracking parameters, and check where it leads before you share.
A link from a newsletter
https://example.com/article?utm_source=newsletter
&utm_medium=email&id=42#read
&utm_medium=email&id=42#read
2 tracking parameters removedArticle ID and anchor kept
Cleaned link
https://example.com/article?id=42#readSame article. Less attached.
Cleaning happens in your browser. Redirect checks contact destinations through the server.
Source code coming soonBurrow
Keep the events that matter.
Turn a crowded calendar into a filtered subscription. Choose your rules and keep the events you need.
Your weekSample calendar
IncludeLectures only
- Design lectureLectureIncluded
- Optional workshopWorkshopExcluded
- Systems lectureLectureIncluded
- Study groupSocialExcluded
2 of 4 events in your filtered calendar
Your original calendar stays unchanged. Burrow creates a separate, filtered subscription.
Source code coming soonLoam
Keep the photo. Leave the metadata.
See the hidden details in your photos. Remove descriptive metadata and save a cleaned copy, right in your browser.
sample.jpgThe photo stays unchanged
A cleaned copy. The same photo.
Your photos stay in your browser. No upload, no account.
Source code coming soonBehind the tools.
The decisions, tradeoffs, and limits behind what we build.