Free Tiny URL Generator
Make a tiny link from any long URL in one click. Each tiny URL is short enough to text, print, or read out loud, and it comes with click tracking built in. Free forever, and your tiny links never expire.
- Up to 50 tiny links free / month
- Custom slugs and AI suggestions
- Real-time click analytics
- Tiny links never expire
Tiny link dashboard
LiveTotal clicks
9,412
Unique visitors
6,108
Top country
United States
Top device
Mobile (71%)
What is a tiny URL
A tiny URL is a very short web address that stands in for a long one. Instead of a link that wraps across three lines in a chat window, you get something compact like qrl.ink/abc123 or a custom version like qrl.ink/recipe. Click it and you land on the full destination.
The name became popular because of how these links behave in the wild. They survive being pasted into a tweet without getting cut off. They fit on a printed card without shrinking the font. You can read one aloud on a podcast or a video and listeners can actually type it. A tiny link is built for places where a normal URL simply does not fit.
Under the hood a tiny URL works through a redirect. QRLinkify stores the connection between the tiny code and the real destination. When someone opens the tiny link, the system finds the destination, records the visit, and forwards the browser instantly. The visitor never notices the hop, and you get a record of the click.
How to make a tiny URL in 3 steps
Your first tiny link is live in under 30 seconds.
Drop in the long link
Paste the full URL you want to shrink into the QRLinkify box. Length does not matter, and tracking parameters are fine to leave in.
Choose your tiny code
Keep the auto-generated short code, type a custom one that means something, or let the AI suggest a tiny slug based on what your page is about.
Copy and use it anywhere
Your tiny link is live the instant you create it. Send it in a message, put it on a sign, or turn it into a QR code with one more click.
A modern tiny URL alternative
If you have used classic tiny URL services, you know the routine. You shrink a link, you copy it, and that is the end of the relationship. You cannot see who clicked, you cannot change where it goes, and you cannot brand it.
QRLinkify keeps the speed of those tools and adds the parts that were missing. Every tiny link is trackable, so you can see clicks, locations, and devices. Every tiny link is editable, so the destination can change while the link stays the same. And on paid plans every tiny link can live on your own domain instead of a generic one. You get a tiny URL today and a real link platform underneath it when you need more.
The free plan covers the everyday case completely: 50 tiny links a month, custom slugs, click analytics, and QR generation, all without paying anything.
Tiny links you can edit and trust
Two features make a QRLinkify tiny URL worth more than a throwaway short link.
Editable destinations
The tiny link itself never changes once you share it, but you can repoint it to a different page whenever you want. Print a tiny URL on a poster in March, change where it goes in June, and the poster is still accurate. Nothing reprinted, nothing wasted.
Safe redirects, no ad pages
There are no ads or pop-up redirect pages between the click and the destination. The tiny link goes straight where you pointed it, so visitors land instantly and the link looks trustworthy in any channel you share it.
Password protection and expiry
For private content you can add a password so the tiny link only opens for people who have it. You can also set the link to expire on a date or after a set number of clicks if it should not live forever.
Track every tiny link
The dashboard shows you, per link, how many times it was opened and when. You see the country and city of your visitors, the device and browser they used, and the source that referred them. Export to CSV whenever you need the raw numbers.
Custom slugs and AI suggestions
Keep the auto-generated short code, type a custom one that means something, or let the AI read your destination page and suggest a tiny slug. A readable slug is something a listener can remember and type, where a long link is hopeless.
One-click QR codes
Any tiny link can be turned into a QR code in one click. QRLinkify also has a custom QR editor and an AI QR generator if you want a branded or artistic code instead of a plain one.
Where tiny links earn their keep
A tiny URL fits in places a normal link simply cannot.
Podcasters and video creators
Read links out loud. A tiny URL with a memorable slug is something a listener can actually remember and type, where a long link is hopeless in audio.
Print and packaging designers
A tiny link fits on a label, a receipt, or the back of a flyer without crowding the layout, and it pairs naturally with a QR code for people who would rather scan than type.
Customer support teams
Send links in chat and SMS where long URLs break or look suspicious. A short, clean tiny link arrives intact and gets clicked.
Event organizers
Put tiny links on signage, badges, and slides. Because the destination is editable, the same tiny link can move from a registration page to a feedback form after the event.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything about creating and managing tiny links.