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LinkPilot 4.2.4 (Windows) + LinkPilot for Android 0.8.0

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@Husarp Husarp released this 25 Sep 02:15
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v4.2.4
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Browser Switch is now LinkPilot, and it has an Android app.

Install on Windows

One command — in PowerShell:

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Husarp/linkpilot/main/get.ps1 | iex

It downloads this release's source code, builds the program on your PC with the compiler that is part of Windows (no ready-made .exe is downloaded), installs it for your account and opens it. Run it again to update. An existing Browser Switch install is moved to Programs\LinkPilot with its settings, and it stays your default browser.

From the files — download BrowserSwitch-4.2.4.zip, unzip it into a folder you will keep, double-click Install.cmd. The program is not signed, so Windows may say "Windows protected your PC" the first time — More info → Run anyway. (The program file keeps its old name, BrowserSwitch.exe: Windows remembers your default browser by it.)

Install on Android (8.0 or newer)

  1. On your phone, download LinkPilot-Android-0.8.0.apk below.
  2. Open it. Android asks to allow installing apps from your browser or Files app the first time — allow it, go back and tap Install. Play Protect may warn about an unknown developer — More details → Install anyway.
  3. Open LinkPilot; it walks you through the rest, including making it the default browser.

New for Windows since 3.12.6

  • New name: LinkPilot.
  • Clean copied links (on/off): copy a link with tracking and you paste the clean one. A short note says when a link was cleaned.
  • Online shops' tracking removed too — Amazon, eBay, AliExpress, Allegro, Temu, Shein, Etsy, Walmart… (110 tracking parts, 15 redirects).
  • The window opens at once: it is built in the background after LinkPilot starts and kept when you close it; tabs no longer lag or flicker.
  • One ⓘ per tab explains the whole tab in short points, instead of 17 "?" marks. Click it again to close it.
  • The on-screen note has a light frame, so it shows on dark screens.

LinkPilot for Android 0.8.0 (new)

  • Stands in as your default browser and hands every link to the browser of the live category, with tracking removed on the way.
  • Quick Settings tiles (Next browser, Choose browser, Clean copied link) and home-screen widgets to switch.
  • Link rules by app or site, link cleaning (the same lists as Windows), copied links cleaned automatically on Android 13+ (via an accessibility service that hears only the system's "copied" preview).
  • Work profile browsers (Island, work phones) on Android 11+.
  • Link log grouped by day, with Copy link / Open again.
  • No internet permission — it cannot go online. Check for updates on GitHub opens this page.

See the README for everything, including Privacy and security.

BrowserSwitch.exe SHA-256: 4AAF8ABA5D5F0208A38B1AD73ABCC861973230210CCD8636F63C004A9244DB64

LinkPilot-Android-0.8.0.apk SHA-256: C1568B95114A92D69EABD6C59DF9461911A96BAAF515CA8975FE945A0DB102A0

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