URL Shortener & QR Code Generator - QuickLink

URL Shortener & QR Code Generator - QuickLink

Instantly Create short URLs & a QR code of your current tab.

What is URL Shortener & QR Code Generator - QuickLink?
"URL Shortener & QR Code Generator - QuickLink" is a Chrome extension that offers a swift and privacy-conscious method to shorten URLs and create QR codes for the current webpage. With no clicks required for generating short links, an optional context menu, and customizable popup features, QuickLink streamlines the process of link sharing. The QR code generation is offline, enhancing user privacy, and the extension uses the Is.gd API for URL shortening without gathering personal data. It includes history and stats for your short URLs and features icons by HeroIcons. QuickLink ensures efficient, secure web sharing with minimal fuss.
Stats
Users: 8,000+
Rating: 3.82 (11)
Version: 2.3 (Last updated: 2024-02-15)
Creation date: 2020-03-06
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • storage
Host permissions:
  • https://is.gd/
Size: 1.21M
URLs: Website
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Summary

Quickly and easily create short URLs or generate a QR code for the website you are on. You can copy or save the QR code by right-clicking on it.

Creating short URLs can be done with 0 clicks in the extension, and can also be done through a context menu (right click).

The layout of the popup highly customizable! You can choose to disable/enable any feature you want! You can also view your history of short URLs and can view the link statistics!

Unlike other URL shortener extensions, there is no need for any extra permissions! We take your privacy into consideration by keeping everything we can offline.

We do not need access to any of your data and the QR code is generated offline using an open-source JavaScript library.

The short URLs are created using Is.gd API (this is the only thing done over the network), but no personal data is collected by us.

Icons by HeroIcons https://github.com/davidshimjs/qrcodejs

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Fast and easy to use
  • Highly recommended for daily use
  • can create bit.ly links
  • Provides QR code generation
Cons
  • Inability to use with already short URLs
  • Cannot find history of shot URL
  • Does not work well with affiliate links
  • Doesn't work with lengthy URLs like Google map location
  • Does not work with personal bit.ly account
Most mentioned
  • Fast and easy
  • Struggles with short URLs
  • Issues with bit.ly account integration
Recent reviews
I simply cant imagine a better one :-)
by Agron Dida Agron Dida, 2023-02-28

Unable to use because the target URL is too short (3 letter domain name). Error says, "The usage of short url services is not allow, please open the short url and copy the target url." The plugin apparently thinks the target is already shortened.
by Denis DuBois Denis DuBois, 2021-11-30

Fast and easy. Highly recommended for daily use.
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Safety
Risk impact

URL Shortener & QR Code Generator - QuickLink is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

URL Shortener & QR Code Generator - QuickLink has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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