# SafeLink Decoder

Extract the real destination behind an Outlook SafeLink.

## URL

https://ilham.dev/tools/safelink-decoder/

## What It Does

Extract the real destination from an Outlook SafeLink, which wraps the original URL in a redirect through Microsoft's safelinks service. It decodes the url parameter and shows where the link genuinely goes.

## Features

- Runs in the browser
- No login required

## Input

text input.

## Output

text output.

## Privacy

Processing happens locally in the browser.

No input data is uploaded to ilham.dev.

- Requires login: false
- Requires API key: false
- Stores user data: false


## Examples

- Why do SafeLinks exist?




## Questions

### Why do SafeLinks exist?

Microsoft rewrites links in email so it can scan the destination at click time and block it later if it turns malicious. That is why the address you see is not the real one.