tinyurl

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tinyurl: A Chrome Extension for URL Shortening

tinyurl is a simple and efficient Chrome extension designed for URL shortening. It is developed to generate a minimized link from the current webpage in an easy manner. All you need to do is click on the tinyurl icon and a compact link is automatically generated. There's also a convenient [Copy] button that will directly send the new link to your clipboard, making the management and sharing of long URLs extremely straightforward and user-friendly.

Extension stats

Users: 1,000+
Rating: 4.67
(15)
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2013-06-23)
Creation date: 2013-06-23
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • http://tinyurl.com/*
  • tabs
Size: 3.76K

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Chrome extension to create a tinyurl link from the current page. Just click the tinyurl icon and a new link is generated. Click the [Copy] button to copy the tinyurl link to the clipboard.

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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 great and is simple
  • Copy button makes this one a winner
  • Simple, fast and flawless
  • Strongly recommended
  • Fair, works to shorten URLs
Cons
  • Needs a right-click menu entry
  • Users shouldn't have to press 'Copy' to add it to the clipboard
  • Popup should disappear after clicking the copy button
Most mentioned
  • Works great and is simple
  • Needs a right-click menu entry
  • Copy button makes this one a winner
User reviews
works great. i dont mind clicking copy. ford lawmower is a great coder
by Jason H, 2021-06-01

Works great and is simple
by Nox The Box, 2019-05-03

TinyURL natively allows the user to customize the alias (eg. tinyurl.com/myLink) instead of assigning random characters for the alias (eg tinyurl.com/D8$*fY). I'd give this 5 stars if this extension also allowed that capability.
by David Austin, 2019-04-10
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Extension safety

Risk impact

tinyurl requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

tinyurl has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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