ferb 1.0.0

Link Checker: A GUI + JS-rendered multithreaded broken link checker for dynamic websites.

Ferb: Broken Link Checker

[GUI + JS Rendering + Multithreading]

A powerful, modern Broken Link Checker desktop application built with Python, featuring:

• Full GUI (Tkinter)
• JS-rendering support (Playwright) — Works with React, Next.js, Vue, Angular, etc.
• Multithreading for extremely fast link scanning
• Broken links highlighted in red
• Filter to show only broken links
• Column sorting
• Export broken links to CSV
• Copy broken links to clipboard
• Optional green progress bar
• Works as a standalone Windows .EXE (PyInstaller)

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Features

1. JavaScript Rendering (Next.js / React)

Uses Playwright Chromium to render dynamic pages and extract real DOM links.

2. Multithreaded Link Checker

Link checks run in parallel using ThreadPoolExecutor, drastically reducing scan time.

3. GUI Application

Built with Tkinter:

• URL input
• Check links button
• JS rendering toggle
• Status bar
• Progress bar
• Link results table

4. Broken Link Identification

Broken links are:

• Highlighted red
• Filterable via “Show Broken Only”
• Exportable and copyable

5. CSV Export & Clipboard Copy

Useful for audits, reports, SEO analysis, QA testing.

6. Sorting

Click table headers to sort by:

• URL
• Status
• Broken?

7. EXE Support

Can be compiled to a standalone Windows application via PyInstaller.

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Installation

1. Install dependencies

pip install playwright requests beautifulsoup4
python -m playwright install chromium
python -m pip install pyinstaller

2. Running

python linkCheckGUI.py

3. Building a Standalone .exe

python -m PyInstaller --onefile --noconsole linkCheckGUI.py

4. Repository

URL: https://github.com/shreyazh/BrokenLinkChecker