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Fast, free and private URL shortener. Create short links and QR codes in one click. No account required.
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Simple URL Shortener – Free, Fast, Privacy-First Link Shortening with 301 Redirects, Anti-Bot Protection, and Instant QR Codes
Simple URL Shortener (powered by pth.bz) is a lightweight yet powerful Chrome extension that allows you to shorten long links in seconds, create SEO-friendly 301 redirects, protect your campaigns with bot-proof interstitials, and generate instant QR codes — all without login, tracking, or unnecessary complexity.
Whether you are a digital marketer, SEO professional, e-commerce store owner, content creator, or social media manager, this extension provides a clean and reliable way to manage short links directly from your browser.
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Main Features:
- Permanent 301 Redirects: ensure search engines treat your short links as canonical and preserve link equity during migrations, rebrands, and marketing campaigns
- Anti-Bot Links (JavaScript Interstitials): protect your campaigns from automated crawlers and bots by hiding the real destination behind a one-second JavaScript step. This prevents referral spam and blocks malicious scraping
- Instant QR Code Generation: every short link automatically comes with a downloadable PNG QR code, perfect for offline campaigns, print materials, packaging, or event flyers
- Privacy-First: no login required, no user tracking, no analytics scripts. Unlike most link shorteners, we respect your audience’s privacy
- One-Click Copy & Share: copy shortened URLs instantly or download QR codes directly from the extension popup
- Custom Domain Support (coming soon): use your own branded domain for short links, keeping them consistent with your brand identity
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Benefits:
- SEO-Friendly Redirects: perfect for webmasters and SEO specialists who need to implement URL migrations, canonicalization, or clean campaign tracking
- Improved CTR on Social Media: shorter, cleaner links increase trust and click-through rates in bios, posts, and ads
- Reliable Sharing Across Channels: from emails and newsletters to SMS and chat apps, compact links reduce breakage and look professional
- Better Analytics Control: by avoiding third-party tracking, you keep full control over your campaign measurement stack
- Time Saving: generate, copy, and share links in one click without switching tabs or logging in
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Use Cases:
1. SEO and Site Migrations
- Redirect old URLs to new ones while preserving link equity
- Manage rebrands or domain changes without losing SEO value
2. Marketing Campaigns
- Create short, trackable UTM links for Google Ads, newsletters, and affiliates
- Hide sensitive referral data using Anti-Bot interstitials
3. Social Media Profiles
- Share clean, trustworthy links in Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, and X (Twitter) bios
- Manage multiple links without relying on third-party "link-in-bio" tools
4. E-Commerce and Shopify Stores
- Shorten long product URLs for advertising campaigns
- Generate QR codes for packaging inserts or offline promotions
5. Offline Campaigns
- Print QR codes on flyers, posters, or business cards
- Use brand-safe short links in presentations and events
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For SEO Professionals:
- Control your redirects with permanent 301 status codes
- Prevent dilution of link authority by consolidating signals
- Protect your backlinks from bots that might scrape and replicate campaigns
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For Marketers:
- Build trust with clean, branded short URLs
- Use Anti-Bot protection to stop ad fraud and referral spam
- Increase ROI by ensuring campaign traffic is from real users
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For Social Media Managers:
- Create memorable, professional links in seconds
- Share QR codes in stories, posts, and printed materials
- Organize campaigns without switching to external dashboards
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Privacy and Security:
Unlike many popular URL shorteners, Simple URL Shortener does not sell your data, insert ads, or track clicks. We believe in a privacy-first internet. The extension runs locally in your browser, connecting only to pth.bz to generate redirects.
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Comparison with Other Tools:
- Bitly, TinyURL, Rebrandly → require sign-up, inject tracking, or charge for basic features
- pth.bz Simple URL Shortener → no login, no tracking, free 301 redirects, instant QR codes, anti-bot links included
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Why Choose Simple URL Shortener (pth.bz):
- Minimalist design: no clutter, just the essentials
- Built for speed: shorten and share in under a second
- Trusted by SEO experts, Shopify store owners, and marketers worldwide
- 100% free, with no ads or hidden costs
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Install now and experience a faster, safer, and more reliable way to share links.