Free URL shortener – no signup needed

A free link shortener that respects your time

Freeshortlink turns long, messy web addresses into short links like freeshortlink.com/spring-sale. You don’t need to sign up, confirm an email or enter a card: paste the URL in the box above, press Shorten, and copy your link. Every short link also gets a free QR code you can download as a PNG.

What you get for free

• 3 short links a day without an account – perfect when you just need a quick link for a message, a slide or a post.
• 10 new links a month with a free account, plus a dashboard where you can find, copy and delete your links.
• Custom aliases – choose the end of the link yourself, for example /menu or /cv, if it’s still available.
• Free QR codes in PNG for every link, with no watermark.
• Links that never expire – your short links keep redirecting as long as they follow our terms.
• Total click count for links created in your free account.

How to shorten a link

1. Copy the long URL from your browser’s address bar.
2. Paste it into the box at the top of this page.
3. Optionally type a custom alias.
4. Press Shorten and copy your new link, or download its QR code.

That’s it. The short link works immediately in emails, chats, SMS, social bios, slide decks and print.

Why use a short link?

Long URLs with tracking parameters look untrustworthy, break across lines in emails and are impossible to type from a poster. A short link is easier to read, easier to remember and fits in character-limited places like SMS and social bios. If you print the link as a QR code, a shorter URL also means a simpler code that scans faster.

Safe by design

We check every new link against public lists of known phishing and malware sites and block links to other URL shorteners, so short links can’t be used to hide where they lead. Anyone can report a link; links that receive several reports are disabled. You can also preview any short link by adding it to freeshortlink.com/link/ before you click.

When you need more

The free plan is enough for most people. If you share links for work, Premium ($8/month or $79/year) gives you unlimited links*, simple click statistics (countries, referrers, devices and live recent clicks), editing of destinations, SVG and print-quality QR codes with your colours and logo, bulk shortening, up to 5 custom domains and no ads. Business ($29/month or $290/year) adds unlimited custom domains under fair use.

Comparing services? Read our factual Bitly, TinyURL, Short.io, Rebrandly and Linkly alternative pages, or try the free QR code generator and custom short links.

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