# URL Shorten

> A simple URL shortener which allows you to shorten URLs using is.gd, v.gd, tny.im, bit.ly, tinyurl.com.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/url-shorten](https://chrome-stats.com/d/url-shorten)

## Overview

- **ID:** `url-shorten`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Siddhartha Khuntia
- **Category:** search-tools,tabs
- **Daily users:** 10
- **Version:** 0.1
- **Last updated:** 2022-01-06
- **First published:** 2022-01-05
- **Size:** 65 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/url-shorten/)

## Description

URL Shorten is a Firefox add-on that provides a simple solution for shortening URLs using popular services such as is.gd, v.gd, tny.im, bit.ly, and tinyurl.com.

## Rankings

- #33,539 — Overall
- #21 — url shortener

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `clipboardWrite`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/url-shorten)