# YOURLS shortener

> Shorten URLs with your own YOURLS instance

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/yourls-shortener](https://chrome-stats.com/d/yourls-shortener)

## Overview

- **ID:** `yourls-shortener`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Martin Scharm
- **Category:** bookmarks,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 151
- **Rating:** 4.25 / 5 (12 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.5.2
- **Last updated:** 2021-01-10
- **First published:** 2011-06-17
- **Size:** 33 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/yourls-shortener/)
- **Website:** [https://binfalse.de/software/browser-extensions/yourls-firefox-webextension/](https://binfalse.de/software/browser-extensions/yourls-firefox-webextension/)

## Description

YOURLS Shortener is a versatile Chrome extension that lets you create short URLs using your personal or a public YOURLS instance. It integrates effortlessly into your browser with toolbar and context menu support, allowing quick URL shortening without the need for passwords.

Key features include passwordless authentication, customizable keywords for short URLs (including using selected text as keywords), and automatic copying of the shortened links to your clipboard. This extension requires access to website data for URL and text extraction, and clipboard access to copy shortened URLs. It's an ideal tool for users who want secure, efficient URL shortening with full control over their links.

Learn more and enhance your URL management with YOURLS Shortener, the perfect solution for streamlined link sharing.

## Rankings

- #9,441 — Overall
- #335 — Bookmarks
- #6 — url shortener

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `contextMenus`
- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/yourls-shortener)