URL Shortener

Shortens URLs with various services.
What is URL Shortener?
URL Shortener is a Chrome extension designed to efficiently reduce the length of URLs. By clicking the extension's button, the URL of the current tab is converted into a shorter version which is then copied to your clipboard. The extension supports a variety of services including anonym.to, goo.gl, is.gd, t1p.de, and tinyurl.com. It requires permissions to access these services, to read the tab's URL, and to copy the shortened URL to the clipboard.

Extension stats

Users: 1,000+
Rating: 4.71 (17)
Version: 2.2 (Last updated: 2016-07-11)
Creation date: 2016-07-11
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • http://anonym.to/
  • https://www.googleapis.com/urlshortener/
  • http://is.gd/
  • https://is.gd/
  • http://t1p.de/
  • http://tinyurl.com/
  • tabs
  • clipboardWrite
  • storage
Size: 192.51K

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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

By clicking the extension's button the URL of the current Tab is used to create a shorter one. The short URL will be displayed and automatically copied to your clipboard.

Services: ‣ anonym.to ‣ goo.gl ‣ is.gd ‣ t1p.de ‣ tinyurl.com:

Permissions: ‣ Access to anonym.to, is.gd, t1p.de, tinyurl.com googleapis.com: To use the services. ‣ Read browsing history: to read the current tab's URL. ‣ Clipboard write to copy the shortened URL.

‣ Extension source code: https://bitbucket.org/keckelt/url-shorten-extension

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Clean and minimal UI
  • Quick and easy to use
  • Supports multiple URL shortening services
  • No unnecessary extra steps for shortening URLs
  • Open source and still functional despite last update date
Cons
  • Occasional network errors
  • Lacks a 'Title' feature for copying titles with URLs
Most mentioned
  • Works great and is highly recommended
  • Clean interface with well explained options
  • Reliable and effective URL shortening
Recent reviews
Not sure if server is just down; gave me a "Network Error" message, didn't shorten URL.
by Roy DR, 2023-12-04

Clean and minimal UI, well explained options, and a shortcut function. 10/10 couldn't ask for more
by Bubblegum, 2023-02-15

I have been using it for a long time now I have also installed the extension ..Thank you
by kraiton1, 2022-09-01
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Extension safety

Risk impact

URL Shortener requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

URL Shortener has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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