Shortener.dev - URL Shortener

Free URL shortener: shorten the page you are on in one click, create custom short links and track link clicks with analytics.

Shortener.dev is a free URL shortener and link shortener for Chrome. Shorten the URL of the page you are on in one click, choose a custom short URL, and the short link is copied for you, ready to paste. Track every click from the side panel: clicks per day, referrers, countries, devices and browsers. Click the Shortener.dev icon in the toolbar and the side panel opens with the current page already filled in. Click "Shorten link" and you're done. You can also right click any link or page and choose "Shorten this link". WHAT YOU CAN DO -------------------------------- • Shorten the current page in one click, the short link is copied automatically • Shorten any URL on a page with right click • Create a custom short URL with your own back-half, like srt1.link/summer-sale • See your recent short links and search all of them by back-half or destination • Track link clicks for your whole account or for a single short link • Verify your own domain and create branded links to any page on it • Light and dark mode SHORT LINK ANALYTICS -------------------------------- • Clicks per day for the last 7, 30 or 90 days • Top links, so you can see which campaign is working • Referrers: LinkedIn, X, newsletters, direct traffic and more • Clicks by country, device, browser and operating system • Click counts for every link in your list HOW TO SHORTEN A URL IN CHROME -------------------------------- 1. Open the page you want to share and click the Shortener.dev icon. 2. Sign in with your Shortener.dev email and password. New here? Create a free account in the window that opens. 3. Click "Shorten link". Add a custom back-half first if you like. 4. Paste the short link anywhere: social media, email, chat, ads or print. SAFE SHORT LINKS -------------------------------- Short links on Shortener.dev point only to verified destinations, which keeps spam and phishing off our links. Popular sites like YouTube, LinkedIn and GitHub work right away. For your own website, verify the domain once with an email code or Google Search Console, right from the side panel, and link to any page on it. MORE IN THE WEB APP -------------------------------- The extension covers everyday link shortening. Open app.shortener.dev for UTM parameters, link expiration, password protected links, app deep links, geo-targeting, team members, click reports and the REST API. WHO USES SHORTENER.DEV -------------------------------- • Marketers sharing campaign links and tracking clicks • Social media managers who need short links for posts and bios • Founders and creators sharing their website, docs and launches • Teams who want branded short links on domains they own FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS -------------------------------- Is Shortener.dev free? Yes. The free plan includes 50 short links, 1 domain and 7 days of click analytics. Paid plans add more links, domains, longer analytics history and API access. Can I choose my own short URL? Yes. Type a custom back-half before you shorten, for example srt1.link/launch. Can I track how many people clicked my link? Yes. Every short link records clicks by day, referrer, country, device and browser, and you can see them in the side panel. Is Shortener.dev open source? Yes. The full source code, including the API and dashboard, is on GitHub under the AGPL-3.0 license. Does the extension read my browsing history? No. See Privacy below. PLANS -------------------------------- Free plan: 50 short links, 1 domain, 7 days of click analytics. Limited time: get the Pro plan for life with a one-time payment at https://shortener.dev/lifetime-deal PRIVACY -------------------------------- Shortener.dev reads the address of a tab only when you open the extension on it or right click a link, to fill in the link you want to shorten. It does not read page content, run on websites in the background or track your browsing. Nothing is sent until you click "Shorten link".