HTML Link Extractor

#	URL (href)	Anchor Text	Type	Target
Extracted links will appear here...

◆ ABOUT THIS TOOL

About HTML Link Extraction

Audit link profiles, extract references, and verify on-page navigational structures.

Webpages frequently contain hundreds of hyperlinks spread across navigations, footer sitemaps, articles, and call-to-action buttons. Manually finding every target URL, verifying relative paths, and checking anchor texts for SEO optimization is tedious.

The Developers Web Tools HTML Link Extractor parses raw HTML strings, identifies all <a> and <area> tags, resolves relative URLs against your specified Base URL, detects internal vs. external destinations, and exports a structured spreadsheet without sending any data over a network.

⚙ AUDIT & RESOLUTION

Link Detection & Classification

How links, anchors, and targets are processed by the extraction engine.

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Relative & Absolute URL Resolution

When an optional Base URL (e.g. https://example.com) is provided, relative paths like /about or ../docs are converted into fully qualified absolute URLs automatically.

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Internal vs. External Classification

Compares destination domain hostnames to separate internal site paths from external third-party links, allowing targeted audits of inbound or outbound references.

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Special Protocols & Hash Anchors

Identifies jump links (#section), JavaScript triggers (javascript:void(0)), and contact handlers (mailto:, tel:), tagging them for easy filtering.

◐ THREE STEPS

How to Use

Audit and extract all URLs in under ten seconds.

Paste HTML Code

Paste your HTML markup into the left editor, or click "Load Example" to test the tool with a sample layout.

Set Base URL & Extract

Optionally enter a domain base URL to resolve relative paths, then click the amber "Extract Links" button.

Copy or Export CSV

Filter the results table by link type, copy the URL list, or download the full dataset as an Excel-ready CSV file.

✓ FEATURES

Why Use the HTML Link Extractor on Developers Web Tools

Engineered for fast, reliable, and clean web link auditing.

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100% Private

All DOM parsing occurs in your browser's local sandbox. No HTML or proprietary links are ever sent to a server.

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Deep URL Resolution

Resolves root-relative (/path) and directory-relative (../path) URLs against your domain context.

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Live Filter Switching

Switch between internal, external, and special links instantly without needing to re-extract or reload.

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Live Link Audit

Live status badges keep tally of total URLs, internal pathways, and external domains at a glance.

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Export to CSV

Export all extracted link metadata directly to a clean spreadsheet file formatted for Excel or Google Sheets.

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Fast Clipboard Copy

Copy raw URL lists matching your current active filter into your clipboard with one click.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

When you enter a Base URL, the tool compares the hostname of each resolved URL against the base domain. If the hosts match (or if the link is a relative path without a specified base), it is classified as internal.

When checked, identical target URLs that appear multiple times in the HTML (such as repeated navigation or logo links) are deduplicated so each unique address appears only once.

Yes. The parser inspects both standard <a href="..."> anchors and <area href="..."> image map tags, using the element's alt or title tag as anchor text fallback.

Yes. Links starting with mailto:, tel:, or javascript: are detected and categorized under the Special Links filter.

No. All DOM parsing and link extraction happen 100% locally in your web browser. No URLs or content are sent over the network.