URL Shortener
Turn a long link into a short one, with an optional custom back-half. No account, no expiry, click counts included.
How to use it
- Paste the long link.
- Optionally set a custom back-half instead of a random code.
- Click Shorten it — the short link is ready to copy immediately.
Examples
| A long product page URL | yoursite.com/s/8f3k2p |
| With a custom back-half "sale" | yoursite.com/s/sale |
A short link redirects to a longer address in one hop — useful anywhere space is limited or a link needs to be read aloud or typed by hand: printed material, social bios, SMS, verbal directions.
This tool is the one exception on the site to running entirely in the browser: a short code only works if it's remembered somewhere, so the destination is stored on this site's own server rather than a third party's. There's no account, no expiry, and no limit on how long a link stays live.
Custom back-halves
Leave the back-half blank for a short random code, or set your own — lowercase letters, numbers and dashes, 3 to 32 characters. A memorable back-half like /s/sale or /s/menu reads better on a poster or a business card than a random string, and is easier for someone to retype correctly if they only glance at it.
A back-half can only be claimed once. If it's taken, the same long URL shortened again without a custom back-half reuses whatever code it already has, rather than creating duplicates.
301 vs 307 redirects
This tool issues a 307 redirect, not a 301. A 301 tells browsers and search engines the move is permanent and gets cached aggressively — which is a problem if a short link ever needs to be repointed or removed later. A 307 keeps the redirect authoritative on every visit, so the owner keeps control of where it goes.
What this tool does not do
- No password protection or link expiry dates.
- No bulk import — one link at a time.
- No analytics beyond a simple click count, visible to the site owner.
- No preview page before redirecting — it sends the visitor straight through.
Questions people ask
Do short links expire?
No. A short link keeps working until the site owner removes it.
Is the destination URL public?
Only if someone visits the short link and is redirected — the code itself doesn't reveal the destination in advance, and the mapping isn't listed anywhere public on the site.
Can I reuse the same long link twice?
Shortening the exact same URL again without a custom back-half returns the short link that already exists for it, rather than creating a second one.
Last updated 23 August 2026