Compare Chrome extensions: Bitly | Short links and QR Codes vs BitLy

Stats Bitly | Short links and QR Codes Bitly | Short links and QR Codes BitLy BitLy
User count 600,000+ 9,000+
Average rating 3.69 4.38
Rating count 1,593 16
Last updated 2023-11-28 2023-07-14
Size 1.47M 13.43K
Version 4.2.2 0.1.0
Short description
Create short, powerful links and QR Codes and share them with the world. Shorten links quick and easy
Full 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.

Updated to use bitly api V4 And the api key is now synced by your google account

  • Make right-click on the link to shorten contents of a "href" attribute
  • Make right-click on the selected text to treat it as link and shorten it
  • To shorten current tab's URL click extension's button located on the right from address bar

Short URL will be automatically copied to the clipboard.

Code can be found on Github: https://github.com/Matthijz98/Url-shortener-chome-extension