Everything included, free
No account required, no watermarks, no hidden fees.
Instant shortening
Paste a URL and get a short link in under a second — no account needed.
Click tracking
Every short link records how many times it has been clicked.
Guest links
Create short links without signing up — active for 30 days at no cost.
Permanent links
Sign in to create short links that never expire and stay active indefinitely.
Privacy first
No ads, no tracking pixels. We never sell your data or destination URLs.
Short links for every use case
From social media posts to printed materials, one tool covers it all.
Social media
Fit long URLs into character-limited posts on Twitter/X, Instagram bio, and more.
Print & QR codes
Combine with our QR code generator to turn short links into scannable codes for print.
Email campaigns
Clean, readable links that render correctly and don't break across email clients.
Internal sharing
Share long internal URLs — dashboards, docs, reports — as tidy short links.
Link-in-bio
Use a short link as your single link-in-bio pointing to any destination you choose.
SMS & messaging
Short URLs are essential for SMS where every character costs money.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an account to shorten a URL?
No. Guest short links are created instantly without signing up and stay active for 30 days. Sign in to create permanent links that never expire.
How long are short link slugs?
ShareText uses 6-character slugs (e.g. sharetext.net/l/abc123) — short enough to type manually, long enough to support billions of unique links.
Are my short links private?
Short links redirect anyone who visits them, but we don't publish or index them publicly. Only someone with the exact short URL can use it.
Can I use short links with QR codes?
Yes — just paste your short URL into the ShareText QR code generator to create a scannable code that points to any destination.
What happens to expired guest links?
After 30 days, guest short links are deactivated and return a 410 Gone response. Sign in before shortening to get a permanent link.
Is there a limit to how many URLs I can shorten?
Guest users can shorten URLs with reasonable rate limits. Authenticated users have higher limits and can manage all their links from the dashboard.