Scan a URL before you open it

Paste any link — from a text, email, QR code or chat — and get a clear verdict in seconds. Free, no sign-up.

Free · no sign-upCatches brand-new scamsNothing opens on your device

How it works

1
Paste the URL

Any link — from a text, an email, a QR code, a chat, an AI answer.

2
We analyse the live page

Not just its reputation. VisionAI reads the page like a person would — logo, layout, sign-in form.

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You get a clear verdict

Safe or unsafe, with plain-language reasons — in seconds.

What the scan looks at

Zero-day detection

Brand-new scam pages are judged on sight — no waiting for a blocklist entry. SafeToOpen recognises impersonation of 40,000+ brands.

Known-threat database

One of the largest malicious-URL databases, refreshed every minute.

Page behaviour

Hidden redirects, credential-harvesting forms, suspicious scripts on the destination page.

Domain signals

How old the domain is and how much real traffic it gets — a “bank” registered last week is telling you something.

When to scan a URL

Before you open a link you didn’t expect: a delivery text, a payment reminder, a shared document, a shortened link that hides its destination, a QR code from a poster or menu. If the link leads to a sign-in page or asks for payment details, scan first — that is exactly where the cost of being wrong is highest.

Questions, answered

Is this URL scanner really free?

Yes. Paste any link and get a verdict — no sign-up, no install, no limit for normal use.

How is this different from checking a blocklist?

Blocklists only know sites that have already been reported. SafeToOpen loads the live page and judges what it actually is — its layout, branding and behaviour — so a scam site created this morning can still be caught.

Can I scan links from texts, QR codes or WhatsApp?

Yes. Wherever the link came from — SMS, email, QR code, social media or an AI chat — paste it in and the destination page is analysed the same way.

Does scanning a URL open it on my device?

No. The page is fetched and analysed by SafeToOpen's systems, not your browser, so nothing loads on your device.

Can I scan URLs automatically in my own tools?

Yes — the same detection engine is available as a developer API: submit a URL, receive a verdict.

Tired of scanning links one by one?

The SafeToOpen browser extension runs this same check automatically on every page you open — free, on Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox, including your phone.

Add to your browser — free →

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