LinkMedic Command-Line Tool
CLI
TOOL
free
Crawl a page and get a Markdown report of every broken, redirected or slow link.
A standalone Python 3 command-line tool for checking the links on a page before you publish it — or after you inherited a forum full of them.
• Crawls a live URL or a local HTML file.
• HEAD first, falls back to GET, so servers that reject HEAD are still checked honestly.
• Reports status codes, redirects and failures in a readable Markdown table.
• Pure standard library, no API keys, nothing to install beyond Python 3.
Usage:
python3 linkmedic.py https://your-board.example/ --report link_report.md
Run it in CI or before a migration and you get a list you can actually work through.
• Crawls a live URL or a local HTML file.
• HEAD first, falls back to GET, so servers that reject HEAD are still checked honestly.
• Reports status codes, redirects and failures in a readable Markdown table.
• Pure standard library, no API keys, nothing to install beyond Python 3.
Usage:
python3 linkmedic.py https://your-board.example/ --report link_report.md
Run it in CI or before a migration and you get a list you can actually work through.
Preview
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LinkMedic 1.0.1 run against forumcrafts.com: 31 links checked, 0 broken, 3 redirects⤢ Tap image for full size
What's included
- Crawls a page and reports every broken link, redirect chain and slow asset it finds.
- Writes a Markdown report you can read, keep or hand to a client.
- Pure Python 3 using the standard library; Pillow is only needed for the optional imgcrush step.
- Runs anywhere Python runs — no server, no framework, no account.
At a glance
| Platform | command line tool |
|---|---|
| Latest version | v1.0.1 |
| Download size | 17.1 KB |
| Released | 25 Oct 2026 |
| Downloads | 1 |
| Access | Free — sign in to download |
| Runs on | Python 3 (standard library only) |
| Database | none — it never writes to your forum |
| Output | a Markdown report file |
| Files | 4 in the archive |
Requirements
- Python 3.8 or newer (tested on 3.13).
- Pillow, only if you want the imgcrush step; the crawler itself needs nothing.
Checksum
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34aab359c9cc095fc92f4755e1df59718759bf80bc8cc172542dd62b48eba027Install it
This is a command-line Python 3 tool - it does not install into a forum.
1. You need Python 3.8 or newer. No pip packages: it uses the standard library only.
2. Unzip it anywhere and run it:
python3 linkmedic.py https://your-board.example/ --report link_report.md
3. Point it at a live URL or a local HTML file (examples/page.html is included).
4. Read the Markdown report: every broken, redirected or failing link with its status code.
1. You need Python 3.8 or newer. No pip packages: it uses the standard library only.
2. Unzip it anywhere and run it:
python3 linkmedic.py https://your-board.example/ --report link_report.md
3. Point it at a live URL or a local HTML file (examples/page.html is included).
4. Read the Markdown report: every broken, redirected or failing link with its status code.
Questions people ask
Does it touch my forum or my database?
Neither. It is a standalone script that reads pages over HTTP and writes a report file.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Python 3 is enough; Pillow is optional and only used by the imgcrush step.
How do I check the file I downloaded?
Every release page prints a SHA-256 checksum. Hash the archive locally and compare — if the two differ, the download is damaged, not the release.
How are updates delivered?
Each version is its own release on this page with a changelog, and the older archive stays available. Install the new one over the old one; your settings and data stay where they are.
All releases
| Version | Released | Size | Downloads | Changelog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1.0.1 latest | 25 Oct 2026 | 17.1 KB | 1 | 1.0.1 - three fixes found by running 1.0 against our own hardened host. - Fixed: 1.0 crashed with a traceback on hosts that answer HTTP 406 to Python's default User-Agent (Mod_Security and friends). It now sends DF-LinkMedic/1.0.1 and prints a clear one-line message for 403 / 404 / 406 / DNS failures. - Fixed: a link whose HEAD request is refused with 406 was listed as broken. 403, 405 and 406 are now retried as GET before a link is judged. - Fixed: network failures were printed as "0"; they are now described in words. - New: the report states the source, the run time, the tool version and a final status-code breakdown, plus a healthy count. New --timeout flag (per link, default 8s). - Standard library only, unchanged. Same flags as 1.0. |
| v1.0.0 | 24 Oct 2026 | 13.9 KB | 0 | - First packaged release. - HEAD-with-GET-fallback checking. - Markdown health report output. |
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