Shrtn

Shrtn is a fast, practical URL shortener and QR-code generator built directly into your browser. Shorten the current page, shorten a hyperlink without opening it, generate downloadable QR codes, review recent results, and view redirect analytics—all from one lightweight browser extension. No account or sign-in is required. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH SHRTN • Shorten the current browser page Open the Shrtn popup to create a public short link for the page you are currently viewing. • Shorten manually entered URLs Paste or type any valid HTTP or HTTPS URL into Shrtn and generate a public short link. • Shorten hyperlinks without opening them Right-click any hyperlink and use Shrtn to create a short URL without first opening the destination page. • Use browser context-menu actions Right-click the current page to: – Shorten the current page – Generate a QR code for the current page Right-click a hyperlink to: – Shorten the selected hyperlink – Generate a QR code for the selected hyperlink Shrtn processes the page or hyperlink URL only after you explicitly select one of its context-menu actions. • Generate downloadable QR codes Generated short-link results include a QR code that can be downloaded and shared in presentations, documents, printed materials, websites, and social platforms. • Copy and open short links Copy a generated short URL to your clipboard or open it directly in a new browser tab. • View redirect analytics View information associated with a generated short link, including: – Number of successful redirects – Link creation time – Most recent successful redirect time • Refresh analytics Retrieve the latest click count and redirect information directly from the Shrtn API. • Reopen recent results Shrtn stores up to 20 recently generated results in your browser’s local extension storage. Recent results may include: – Original URL – Generated short URL – Short code – Creation information – Click analytics – Whether the result came from the popup, page menu, or link menu – Time the result was saved locally • Restore your last result Close and reopen the extension popup without immediately losing your most recently generated short link. • Detect duplicate URLs When a URL already appears in your recent local history, Shrtn can show the existing result instead of automatically creating an unnecessary duplicate. You can then: – Reuse the previous short link – View or download its QR code – Open the short link – Deliberately create another short link • Clear local history Remove locally stored recent results from the extension whenever you choose. BUILT FOR A FASTER BROWSER WORKFLOW Shrtn v1.1.0 expands beyond a standard popup-based URL shortener. Instead of copying a long URL, opening another website, pasting the URL, and creating a result manually, Shrtn lets you complete the same workflow directly from your browser. Shrtn is useful for: • Developers sharing documentation, repositories, demos, or project links • Students sharing research and learning resources • Recruiters and professionals sharing job, portfolio, or application links • Content creators generating QR codes for digital and printed content • Teams sharing long internal or public URLs • Anyone who frequently copies, shortens, or distributes links RELIABLE REQUEST HANDLING Shrtn includes handling for temporary network and API problems. The extension uses: • Request timeouts • Clear error messages • Safe retry handling for analytics requests • No automatic retry for short-link creation requests, helping prevent accidental duplicate links • API availability feedback inside the extension • Automatic reset of copy-button feedback PRIVACY AND DATA HANDLING Shrtn does not require an account or sign-in. Recent-link history is stored locally using browser extension storage. Shrtn does not create a separate online user profile for this local history. When you choose to shorten a URL, the selected or entered URL is sent securely to the Shrtn backend so that a persistent public short link can be created. The backend stores the information required to operate the public short link, including: • Original destination URL • Generated short code and public short URL • Creation timestamp • Successful redirect count • Most recent successful redirect timestamp When the extension communicates with the Shrtn service, hosting infrastructure may process technical request information such as: • IP address • Request time • Browser or user-agent information • Diagnostic and error information This technical information is used only to deliver, secure, maintain, diagnose, and protect the service. QR-code images are generated inside the browser extension and are not stored as image files by the Shrtn backend. Shrtn does not: • Require a user account • Sell user data • Use submitted URLs for personalized advertising • Build behavioral advertising profiles • Track users across unrelated websites • Read clipboard contents • Continuously monitor browsing activity • Read page text, images, form data, or other page content Do not shorten confidential, private, access-controlled, expiring, or token-containing URLs. Read the complete privacy policy: https://shrtn.up.railway.app/privacy EXTENSION PERMISSIONS Shrtn requests only the browser permissions required for its core functionality. • activeTab Used after you open Shrtn to access the current tab’s HTTP or HTTPS URL for shortening or QR-code generation. Shrtn does not continuously monitor open tabs or read the page’s text, images, forms, or other content. • clipboardWrite Used only when you select a Copy action to place a generated short URL on your system clipboard. Shrtn does not read clipboard contents. • contextMenus Used to provide user-initiated right-click actions for current pages and selected hyperlinks. These actions support page shortening, hyperlink shortening, and QR-code generation. • storage Used with local browser extension sto…