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Broken Link Checker vs Legibilize

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Broken Link Checker compared with Legibilize
DetailBroken Link Checker logo Broken Link Checker Legibilize
What it doesFree Chrome extension that detects broken links, 404 errors, and redirects on any webpage Read articles without ads and convert text to audio
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree plan: up to 150 links per scan. Lifetime License: $9.50 one-time (50% off, normally $19), includes unlimited links per scan, sitemap health checker, bulk URL checker (20 at a time), image checker, scan history, stats dashboard, and PDF export. Monthly: $3.99/mo with unlimited URL clean rendering, full device native audio player, high-priority parsing, and ad-blocking updates. Annual: $35.00/yr with everything in the monthly plan plus infinite processing loops, locked-in pricing protection, and bypass processing queues.
Key features
  • Color-coded link status results (red for broken, yellow for redirects, green for working)
  • Detects 404 errors, 500 server errors, timeouts and unreachable URLs
  • Identifies 301 and 302 redirects with destination URLs
  • CSV export of scan results
  • Focus Mode to highlight individual links on the page
  • Real-time progress bar during scans
  • Filter results by status
  • Sidebar panel for results review
  • Sitemap health checker (Lifetime License)
  • Image checker to flag broken images (Lifetime License)
  • Remove ads and popups from web pages
  • Convert article text to audio speech
  • Local processing with no external APIs
  • Support for multiple languages
  • Typographic optimization to reduce eye strain
  • Dark mode and light mode themes
What makes it different
  • No account or sign-up required
  • Runs entirely in your browser with no data leaving your device
  • Only runs when you click Scan, does not slow down browsing
  • Works on any website including password-protected pages
  • Free to install and use with no credit card required
  • Processes everything locally on your device with zero API latency
  • Data stays on your device, not sent to external servers
  • Free daily cleaning pass for articles
  • Uses native device text-to-speech without third-party APIs
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Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)43 no change since last check1 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)73
Citation Flow (Majestic)256
Referring domains (Majestic)362

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