Free tools to boost your SEO strategy
Broken Link Checker
Crawl any website and find every broken link — dead internal pages and external links that return errors. See exactly which page each one is on so you can fix them fast.
Higher page limits scan more of your site but take longer to finish.
What is the Broken Link Checker?
Broken links frustrate visitors and quietly damage your SEO. This free Broken Link Checker crawls your website — up to 500 pages — and finds every broken internal and external link, showing you the HTTP status code and the exact page each dead link sits on. Scanning is completely free with no sign-up and no email required; you only pay if you want to print, save a PDF or export the full report as a CSV.
Example: finding a dead link buried three pages deep
You point the checker at your homepage and set it to crawl 200 pages. It follows every internal link, and on your “Resources” page it finds an outbound link to a tool that shut down last year — returning a 404. It also flags an internal link to /old-pricing that you forgot to redirect. Both show up in the results with their status code and the exact page they sit on, so you can fix them in minutes.
You choose anywhere from 100 to 500.
One external 404, one internal dead link.
Scan for free, no email required.
Key Features
Crawl up to 500 pages
Start at any URL and choose how many pages to crawl, from 100 up to 500. The checker follows internal links across your whole site.
Internal & external links
It checks both links within your site and links pointing out to other websites, so nothing slips through.
Status codes & source pages
Every broken link is listed with its HTTP status (404, 500, timeouts and more) and the page it was found on, so fixing it is straightforward.
Free to scan, no email
The scan itself is completely free with no account and no email capture. Paid export is optional.
How to Use This Tool
Enter your URL
Paste the page you want to start from — usually your homepage.
Choose page count
Pick how many pages to crawl, from 100 to 500. More pages means a more thorough scan but a slower crawl.
Run the scan
Watch the live progress as pages are crawled and links checked in real time.
Review & export
Filter results by internal or external, fix the broken links, and optionally print, save a PDF or export a CSV.
Why This Matters for SEO
Broken links hurt in two ways: they give visitors a dead end, and they waste the crawl budget search engines spend on your site while signalling neglect. A single 404 on a key page can cost you conversions, and dozens of them across a site chip away at trust and rankings. Regularly checking for and fixing broken links keeps your site healthy, improves the user experience, and protects the link equity you have worked hard to build.
Frequently Asked Questions
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