Broken Link Checker
Extract all links from HTML and validate URL format. For live checks, verify links manually.
Examples
See what this tool can do.
Extract every link on a page
Paste a page’s HTML to list all outbound and internal links with their anchor text.
Validate URL formats
The tool flags malformed URLs so you can fix them before they turn into 404s.
Audit anchor text
See the anchor text for each link to spot empty or unhelpful “click here” links.
Check a page before publishing
Run a quick link pass on new content to catch typos in hrefs.
Tips & tricks
Get the most out of it.
- 1Paste full HTML source for the most accurate link extraction.
- 2Empty or generic anchor text (“here”, “read more”) is a missed SEO opportunity — use descriptive text.
- 3Fix broken internal links first; they waste crawl budget and hurt UX.
- 4Live status checks may be blocked by CORS in the browser — verify flagged links manually.
- 5Combine with the Sitemap Generator to keep your indexable URLs clean.
About Broken Link Checker
The Broken Link Checker extracts every link from a page’s HTML, shows its anchor text, and validates the URL format so you can find and fix broken links before they cost you rankings and users.
Why broken links matter
Dead links frustrate visitors and send search engines to nowhere. Keeping links healthy improves crawlability and preserves the value passed between your pages.
Related tools
Audit the rest of the page with the Website SEO Analyzer and keep your indexable URLs tidy with the XML Sitemap Generator.
Frequently asked questions
It finds links on a page that point to pages that no longer exist or use invalid URLs. This tool extracts every link from pasted HTML and validates its format so you can catch problems early.