Find dead links in your bookmarks
Add a bookmarks.html file and this page checks whether each bookmarked site still answers. You get a list of the ones that don't, a link to look for an archived copy, and a clean file without them.
Your file is read in your browser and never uploaded. Your browser contacts each site directly, without cookies.
Drag your bookmarks.html file here, or
What the results mean
- Not Responding: the site couldn't be reached at all. The domain may have expired or the server is gone. These are the safest to remove.
- Timed Out: the site didn't answer within 10 seconds. It may be slow or overloaded, so check a few by hand before removing them.
- Can't Check: old
http://links whose site doesn't answer overhttps://. Browsers block insecure requests from secure pages, so these can't be tested here. - Local Address: links to your own computer or network, such as a router page. They're skipped.
- Responding: the site answered. The page itself may still be missing (see below).
Questions
Why can't it find pages that return "404 Not Found"?
Browsers don't let one website read another site's responses, so this page can only tell whether a site answers, not what it says. A link marked "Responding" can still lead to a missing page. Sites that are gone entirely, such as expired domains, are caught reliably.
Is my bookmarks file uploaded?
No. The file is read in your browser and nothing is sent to our server. Each check is a request from your browser to that site, without cookies, much like opening the link yourself.
Why do some links show as not responding when the site works?
Ad blockers and privacy extensions can block requests to some domains, and a site may be briefly down. Open any surprising result yourself before removing it.
How do I get the clean file back into my browser?
In Chrome, open the Bookmark manager, click the three-dot menu, and choose Import bookmarks. In Firefox, open the Library, then Import and Backup and Import Bookmarks from HTML. Imports are added next to your current bookmarks rather than replacing them.
How do I stop losing articles to dead links?
Save them somewhere that keeps a copy. When you save a page with Reading Rewind, the article text is stored with your save, so you can still read it after the original page disappears. Read more in why articles disappear from the web.