Bitly | Short links and QR Codes

Create short, powerful links and QR Codes and share them with the world.

What is Bitly | Short links and QR Codes?

Bitly | Short links and QR Codes is a popular Chrome extension by bitly.com. This extension has 575,441 weekly active users, an average user rating of 3.70, and is most similar to BitLy and Url Shortener. The latest version, 4.1.3, was updated a month ago.

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By: http://bitly.com

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Users: 575,441 ▼ -22,222

Rating: 3.70 (1,587)

Version: 4.1.3 (Last updated: 2023-04-20)

Creation date: 2020-06-11

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

activeTab
clipboardWrite
identity
storage
contextMenus

Host permissions:

https://api-ssl.bitly.com/

Size: 1.22M

Email: Click to see

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Other platforms

Bitly | Short links and QR Codes (v4.1.3)

123 6,531

Not available on Edge

ChromeStats Rank

# 674 ▼ 4

Other rankings

#212 in Social & Communication ▲ 1

#1 in Twitter.com

#14 in Our Top Picks - Communication

#15 in Expand Your Social Circle

#18 in Blogger's Toolkit

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Summary

Connect with your audience and drive more viewers to your content with Bitly’s powerful connection platform. Create short links and QR Codes right from any page.

Shorten links with one click
Click the Bitly button in your toolbar to create a unique link to the current URL. Your shorter, more memorable link is copied to your clipboard and ready to paste into a post, message, or document.

Customize for click-worthy links
Is that bit.ly link too generic for you? Customize it by editing the back-half. Then take it to the next level by upgrading your account and replacing the generic "bit.ly" domain with your own brand.

Generate QR Codes
Create QR codes for print, outdoor, and other ad campaigns. With Bitly, a static QR Code will never get stale—just redirect it when your content changes.

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User reviews

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Pros

Easy to use
Useful for creating custom links
Helps save space and reduce lag

Cons

Requires login to use
Some users experiencing login and functionality issues
Font makes it hard to distinguish between certain characters
Can be heavy and slow

Most mentioned

Login issues
Font readability
Ease of use
Creating custom links
Functionality issues

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Safety

Risk impact

Bitly | Short links and QR Codes requires very minimum permissions and is relatively safe to use.

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Risk likelihood

Bitly | Short links and QR Codes has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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