YOURLS

Shorten URLs with your own YOURLS instance
What is YOURLS?
YOURLS is a Chrome extension that makes it effortless to shorten URLs straight from Chrome. It integrates with the UI, provides passwordless authentication, and allows for custom keywords for the short URL. The extension can automatically copy the shortened URL to the clipboard, and requires access to data for all websites for functionality. It does not involve any ads, analytics, or tracking.

Extension stats

Users: 2,000+
Version: 2.2.2 (Last updated: 2021-03-08)
Creation date: 2018-05-07
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • clipboardWrite
  • contextMenus
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
Size: 41.90K
URLs: Website

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Extension summary

Shorten URLs with your own YOURLS instanceYOURLS is free software to create short URLs for websites. It can be installed and run by everyone!

This extension eases the shortening of URLs from Chrome. It integrates into the UI (toolbar button and context menu) and communicates with your own or a public YOURLS instance.

Key features:

passwordless authentication
provide a keyword for the short URL
selected text on the web page to use it as keyword
automatically copy the resulting short URL to your clipboard

Permissions:

Access data for all web sites: The extension needs access to the current website to get the URL and potentially selected text (for keyword suggestions), and the extension needs to access any other URL to communicated with private YOURLS instances.
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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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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 with YOURLs installations
  • Convenient to use
  • Very useful and better than bookmarklets
  • Reliable performance over time
  • Simple and effective functionality
Cons
  • Stopped working on YOURLs 1.8
  • Invalid response from Server on older versions
  • UI could use further polishing
  • Formatting issues with shortened links
Most mentioned
  • thank you very much for your works
  • Nicely Done! Works great
  • Amazing
  • Very useful and nice extension
  • please add google account sync
Recent reviews
Any chance to have it updated to confirm with Chrome's manifest v3?
by Mikhail Oleynik, 2024-11-12

Top, wenn man Unabhängigkeit schätzt
by Thomas Borkowski, 2024-07-20

thank you very much for your works
by 대로수, 2022-08-11
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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

Risk likelihood

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

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