11 website dead link detection tools

1. Link Checkers

Online tools. You can crawl the content of the website to check the dead link of the page and accurately locate the location of the hyperlink in question.

2. Google Webmaster

You need to log in to your Google account to use the tool, and you need to upload the verification file to the site you want to manage for verification.

3. Link tiger

Online tools, you need to log in to the account. It can be used free of charge, but a variety of fee-based services are also available. The inspection report can be displayed in the form of pie chart, etc., and it also allows users to customize the report.

4. Online broken line checker

Online tools, free. Can accurately display the dead link location in the website or blog. The free version limits scanning to a maximum of 3000 pages, but there is no limit on the number of hyperlinks per page.

5. Checkbot

Support the detection of inner and outer chains in the web page, and the generated reports include warnings and errors of possible dead links. Operation on the command line is supported.

6. Link Checker pro

Supports all network protocols, including HTTP, HTTPS and FTP, and supports dead-chain scanning of large sites with more than 100000 links. Free trial version and paid version are available.

7. Xenu's Link Sleuth

In addition to checking dead chains, it also supports detection of images, plug-ins, site maps, style sheets, backgrounds, scripts, and so on. The tool needs to be downloaded and installed.

8. Link Alarm

Can detect the inner chain and outer chain in the web page, and eventually generate a report on the test results, locate the dead chain, and specify the number of times to crawl the web page. A 14-day trial is provided free of charge, during which up to 100 pages can be scanned.

9. Web Link Validator

Support to check whether the syntax is correct, support the detection of a large number of web pages and links. At the same time, links in scanning images, Java scripts, Flash and tables are also supported. The tool needs to be downloaded and installed and can be tried for 30 days free of charge.

10. REL Link Checker Lite

Is the 9th free stripped-down version of the tool Web Link Validator, supporting up to 1000 links to be tested. The tool needs to be downloaded and installed.

11. Macromedia Dream Weaver and Microsoft Expression Web

A network analyzer, which can identify dead links in a website, has the disadvantage that it only provides this single function.

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