Short URL Generator
Turn a long link into a short, tidy one you can share anywhere. Free, no sign-up.
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What this URL shortener does
A long web address is awkward to share. It wraps onto two lines in a message, it gets cut off in a social media bio, and it is impossible to read aloud or type from a printed page. This tool takes any http or https link and gives you a short one in its place, in the form yamuparkoti.com/s/ab12cd. Open the short link and it forwards straight to the original address.
The short links are hosted here on yamuparkoti.com rather than on a third-party service. That means they do not stop working if some other company changes its pricing or shuts down, and there is no account, no email address and no payment involved at any point.
How to shorten a link
- Paste the full address into the box above. If you leave off the
https://it will be added for you. - If you want the link to read as a word rather than random characters, open Use a custom alias and type one.
- Press Shorten URL. Your short link appears straight away with a Copy button next to it.
- Paste it wherever you need it. It stays saved in the list on this page so you can find it again.
Custom aliases
By default the tool picks a random six-character code. A custom alias lets you replace that with something meaningful, so yamuparkoti.com/s/spring-sale is possible instead of yamuparkoti.com/s/k7Rp2x. An alias can be 3 to 32 characters long and may contain letters, numbers, hyphens and underscores.
Aliases are first come, first served: if somebody has already taken the one you want, the tool tells you and you can pick another. Random codes avoid the characters that are easy to misread, so there is no letter O next to a zero, and no capital I next to a lowercase L.
Where short links are worth using
- Social media bios where you only get one link and very little space.
- Printed material and slides, where somebody has to read the address and type it by hand.
- Text messages, where a long URL eats the character limit.
- QR codes, because a shorter address makes a simpler, more reliable code. You can generate one with the QRコードジェネレーター.
- Measuring interest, since every short link counts how many times it was opened.
About the click counter
Each short link keeps a running total of how many times it has been opened, shown next to the link in your list. It is a plain count and nothing more. No cookies are set on the person clicking, no profile is built, and no visitor details are stored against a click.
The list of links on this page is kept in your own browser storage, not in an account. Clearing your browser data will empty that list, but the short links themselves keep working for everybody who has them.
よくある質問
Is it free?
Yes, completely. There is no account, no sign-up, no trial and no limit on how many links you can make, beyond a modest cap per hour that exists only to stop automated abuse.
Do the short links expire?
No. A link works until it is deliberately removed. Removing a link from the list on this page only hides it from your own view; it does not disable the link.
Can I shorten a link that is already short?
The tool will not shorten a link that already points at another shortener, or at a short link on this site. Chaining redirects together makes links slower and less trustworthy, so paste the original destination instead.
What kinds of links are allowed?
Ordinary web addresses beginning with http or https. Anything else is refused, including scripts and local addresses. Shortening the same URL twice gives you the same short link back rather than creating a duplicate.
Will the short link change my destination page?
No. The short link issues a permanent redirect to exactly the address you gave, with nothing appended and no interstitial page in between. Anyone who clicks it lands on your page directly.
Can I see how many people clicked?
Yes, the count sits beside each link in your list on this page and updates when you reload. It counts openings of the short link, so repeat visits from the same person are all counted.
More free tools
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