Free URL Shortener Online
Shorten long URLs instantly — free, no sign-up needed.
What Is a URL Shortener?
Long URLs are a headache. You paste one into a tweet and it eats half your character limit. You drop one in a Slack message and it wraps across three lines. A URL shortener takes a sprawling address like https://example.com/articles/2024/how-to-build-a-url-shortener-in-javascript?ref=newsletter and turns it into something like https://is.gd/abc123. Under the hood, the shortening service stores a mapping and issues an HTTP 301 redirect when someone visits the short link. This tool uses the is.gd API — a free, long-running shortening service. Short links are particularly handy for URLs with query parameters, QR codes, and anywhere character count matters.
This tool sends your URL directly from your browser to the is.gd API and returns the short link. No account is required, nothing is stored on our servers, and the service is free.
How to Use This Tool
Paste Your URL
Enter any valid URL starting with http:// or https:// in the input field above. Long URLs with query parameters work too.
Click Shorten
Press the Shorten button (or hit Enter). The tool sends your URL to the is.gd API and returns a short link in seconds.
Copy and Share
Click Copy to put the short link on your clipboard, then share it anywhere.
Example
Example: Shorten a long URL
Original URL:
https://www.example.com/blog/2024/how-to-use-url-shorteners-for-better-link-managementShortened URL:
https://short.ly/ab3kXFrequently Asked Questions
Do short links expire?
Links created via is.gd are permanent by default. However, is.gd may remove links that violate their terms of service.
Can I track click statistics?
This tool generates standard is.gd short links without analytics tracking. For click tracking, consider adding UTM parameters to your URL before shortening — use the UTM Builder to add them.
Is my URL stored anywhere on your servers?
This page does not log or store any URLs. Your URL is sent directly from your browser to the is.gd API. jsonformatter.ai does not see or store the URLs you shorten.