Best URL Shortener
Convert long URLs or Links of websites to short and friendly ones.
Total ratings
4.39
(Rating count:
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Easy to use and reliable
- Good for shortening links, especially for Amazon
- Free tool with caching of previous results
- Very helpful for internet activities and marketing purposes
- Works quickly and efficiently
Cons
- Sudden link generation to QR code extension instead of intended page
- Old shortened links (bityl.co) not working anymore
- Questionable security with phishing-style links
- Transition from a previous Amazon URL shortener was confusing
- Loss of trust due to underhanded tactics and lack of transparency
Most mentioned
- Issues with old short links not working anymore
- Concerns about phishing and link safety
- Ease of use for shortening links
- The transition from the previous URL shortener to this one
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| Date | Author | Rating | Lang | Comment |
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| 2025-01-06 |  | | en | I have been using this extension for years but suddenly it has started generating links that link to a QR code extension instead of the page I had used it on. I discovered this because I gave a shortened link to someone and they asked why I was spamming them with a QR code extension. Imagine my surprise! Now this is just malware junk. |
| 2024-12-09 |  | | en | Finally found a good URL shortener which is truly free, and caching the previous result. This extension also smartly choose the shortening service. |
| 2024-09-03 |  | | en | This product is excellent. Its one of the easiest and reliable chrome extensions i've used. |
| 2024-08-14 |  | | en | Works great and quite useful for my day to internet activities and marketing purpose. I strongly recommend! |
| 2024-07-01 |  | | en | old shortlinks (bityl.co) not working anymore, all my old short links has been lost I am very upset |
| 2024-04-11 |  | | en | Works like a champ, not too fussy and demanding! |
| 2024-03-25 |  | | en | I have to agree with @Noodles in their review below. I believe what they mean by "phishing-style link" is that the url "https://bityl.co/OyMT" (which is what this extension shortens this Chrome Web Store page to,) looks like it is directing users to a malicious website. Why? Because it is underhanded and suspicious, and a well-known tactic of actual malicious entities. They make people think they are clicking on a familiar link (something like "www.AmazonHelp.co" instead of "https://amazon.com/hz/contact-us/" and they do the same thing with email addresses) because they rely on the fact that many internet users do not pay close attention to the links they are clicking or the web addresses they direct them to. It is obvious that "bityl.co" is spoofing "bit.ly", attempting to appear to be the trusted "bit.ly" instead of an unknown and highly sus knockoff. In his response, the developer is either acting in bad faith by pretending that he is unaware of what this means, or he is truly clueless about internet security, and whichever option is correct doesn't matter to me because they've lost my trust completely. You can be original and make up your own link instead of using a common phishing tactic (SPOOFING), or you can own up to the fact that you're doing shady things to fly under the radar unnoticed. Feigning ignorance isn't a good look for a "dev". |
| 2024-02-05 |  | | en | Thank you for this handy free tool! I find it most convenient. Will tracking and maybe broken link alerts ever be a feature? |
| 2023-12-29 |  | | en | Not sure what to make of this. I went to bed with Amazon URL Shortener and woke up to “Best URL Shortener”, an extension that I've never heard of. Beats me how this is even allowed. Granted, the old one was already a bit fishy with its shortened non-genuine Amazon link, but the new version takes it a step further with bityl.co. No idea who in their right mind would even click on such a phishing-style link. Rather than pulling this non-transparent bait and switch maneuver, it would have been nice to have a window pop up that informs me about a new extension with even more features. Since the dev seems well-intentioned, I see no reason to leave a 1-star review, but I'll probably switch to a shortener that does what I came here for (shorten Amazon links, nothing else) and simply takes the fluff out, so I end up with a nice, short and genuine amazon.com/DP/XYZ12345. |
| 2023-11-17 |  | |
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