YOURLS: Your Own URL Shortener
Bookmarklets
YOURLS comes with four handy bookmarklets for easier link shortening.
Standard or Instant, Simple or Custom
- The Standard Bookmarklets will take you to a page where you can easily edit or delete your brand new short URL.
- The Instant Bookmarklets will pop the short URL without leaving the page you are viewing.
- The Simple Bookmarklets will generate a short URL with a random or sequential keyword
- The Custom Keyword Bookmarklets will prompt you for a custom keyword first
With the Standard Bookmarklets you will also get a Quick Share tool box to make posting to Twitter, Facebook or Friendfeed a snap. If you want to share a description along with the link you're shortening, simply select text on the page you're viewing before clicking on your bookmarklet link
The Bookmarklets
Click and drag links to your toolbar (or right-click and bookmark it)
| Standard (new page) | Instant (popup) | |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Shorten | Instant Shorten |
| Custom Keyword | Custom shorten | Instant Custom Shorten |
Prefix-n-Shorten
When viewing a page, you can also prefix its full URL: just head to your browser's address bar, add "angrybirds.jp/s/" to the beginning of the current URL (right before its 'http://' part) and hit enter.
Note: this will probably not work if your web server is running on Windows .