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URL Shortener

Paste a link, get a short one back. We'll only ask for your email the first time, right after you shorten something — never before, and never again after that on this device.

Your links

Click "Fetch my links" and, the first time, we'll ask for the email you used — after that it loads straight away, on this device.

Why we ask for your email

No password, no account to set up, nothing to buy, ever. We just ask for an email, once, so your links and their click counts are tied to you instead of lost the moment you close the tab. This device remembers it after that — you won't be asked again.

What the URL Shortener is

The URL Shortener is a free tool that turns a long web address into a short one on our domain. You paste a link and get back a short link that sends visitors to the original page.

It also keeps a history of the links you made and counts the clicks each one gets.

What the shortener does and what you get

You paste a long URL and, if you like, choose a custom ending of letters, numbers and dashes. Confirm your work email once, using the link we send, and the short link is created.

There are limits of 5 new links a day and 3 an hour per email.

Why we built the URL Shortener

Long links with tracking tags are hard to read, hard to type and often break in emails, printed pieces and text messages. We kept seeing teams paste them anyway, or use shorteners that gave them no history or any record of clicks.

We built a simple one that ties your links and click counts to your email, with no password and nothing to buy.

Why use this tool and who it is for

Use it when a link has to be short: a social bio, a printed flyer, a slide, a text message or a spoken mention. It is for small business owners, marketers and event teams who want a clean link and a basic count of clicks.

A custom ending lets you make a link people can remember. It is free, and a work email is all you need.

Why clean links matter

A link is often the last step between interest and a visit. A long, messy link looks untrustworthy, wraps badly in messages and is easy to mistype.

A short, readable link is easier to share and easier to trust. A click count also gives you a rough signal of whether anyone is acting on the message. Without any signal, you cannot tell if a flyer or a post did anything.

Why this matters more now

People now meet your links in more places: AI chat answers, messaging apps, voice reads and screenshots. In many of these, a link is copied by hand or read aloud, and a long one is easily lost or changed.

People are also more careful about what they click. A short link on a domain they recognize, pointing to a clear page, is easier to trust than a long string of tracking characters.

How brands that get this right win

Brands that use short links well keep them meaningful. They choose readable endings that match the campaign, such as one for a podcast or an event. They send each short link to one clear page that delivers on the promise.

They use a different link for each placement, so click counts tell them which one worked. They also test each link before printing it, and keep a record of what each one points to.

What to do to improve your links

  1. Send each link to a page that matches what the message promised.
  2. Use a short ending that people can read and remember, and avoid mixed-up characters.
  3. Create a separate short link for each placement, such as a flyer, a post and an email, so you can compare clicks.
  4. Open every link yourself before you publish or print it.
  5. Add campaign tags to the destination if you want analytics to show the source.
  6. Review click counts after the campaign and note which placements worked.

How the shortener helps and when to go further

The shortener covers steps 2 and 3. It checks the custom ending is free, creates the link and keeps your list with click counts, so you can see which placements get used.

It counts clicks only. It does not tell you what visitors did afterward. For that, pair it with tagged links and consider our Analytics Tracking Setup so visits are tied to leads and sales.

Disclaimer

This tool is for information and convenience only. Short links redirect to the address you enter, and we do not check or endorse the destination. Click counts are a basic count of requests to the short link, not a measure of unique people or sales. Your email is used to confirm and look up your links, as described in our privacy policy. We do not guarantee that a link will stay available for any set period.