Unshorten.link

Security for shortened links, simplified.

What is Unshorten.link?

"Unshorten.link" is a browser extension specifically designed to provide web safety measures for users dealing with shortened links. It automatically expands and scrutinizes any clicked shortened link for harmful components while eradicating known tracking cookies. The extension maintains an up-to-date repository of over 300 popular link shortening services, assuring comprehensive security. With it, clicking a shortened link (intentional or accidental) leads to a link expansion page that shows where the link intends to direct and uncovers the safety status of the destination URL.

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By: https://unshorten.link

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Users: 22,560 ▲ 289

Rating: 3.62 (92)

Version: 3.0.2 (Last updated: 2018-09-11)

Creation date: 2018-09-11

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

webRequest
webRequestBlocking
storage
*://unshorten.link/*
*://tinyurl.com/*
*://sh.st/*
*://0rz.tw/*
*://1link.in/*
*://1url.com/*
*://2.gp/*

Size: 698.37K

URLs: Website

Risk impact: Very high risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Chrome-Stats Rank

# 5848 ▲ 63

Other rankings

#23179 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 53 #104 in destination keyword 26 #202 in links keyword 64 ▼ 1

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

Summary

Analyze keywords

Shortened links can be hiding anywhere. With the Unshorten.link extension, any shortened link (such as bit.ly or t.co) you click on will be automatically expanded and analyzed for malware giving you a clear view of where the link is taking you. Unshorten will also automatically remove known tracking cookies from the URL.

Unshorten keeps a list of over 300 popular link shortening services and is updated regularly.

Once the Chrome extension is installed you will be automatically redirected to our link expansion page any time you click on a shortened link, accidentally or intentionally. This will clearly display where the shortened link is attempting to send you and give you a clear view into the security of the destination URL.

User reviews

User reviews summary

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Works on multiple browsers
Easy to use
Sometimes works as intended, unshortening links

Cons

Frequent crashes
Not updated frequently
Fails to unshorten many popular shortened URLs
May be related to suspicious server activity

Most mentioned

Not unshortening links
Crashes often
May not work on some popular link shorteners like bit.do or bitly on facebook
Extension possibly abandoned

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Safety

Risk impact

Unshorten.link is not very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this extension unless you absolutely trust this publisher.