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Top 5 Best URL Shorteners in 2019

by Sumit Sharma Digital Marketing Specialist

Google’s URL shortening service Goo.gl was one of the best and renowned services for creating shortened URLs. However, the service is no longer available for use as the tech-giant has discontinued it for new users. Its existing users will be able to use the same service for one more year though. Shortening your URLs for sharing on different platforms is not a matter of concern as there are plenty of options for you. The below-given URL shorteners are the best tools after discontinuation of Google’s URL shortening platform.

Top 5 Best URL Shorteners in 2019
Source : Top 5 Best URL Shorteners in 2019

Here are the best URL shorteners for you:

1. Bit.ly

You might have already heard about or used Bit.ly, which comes as one of the best URL shortening tools. It is super easy to use this tool for creating short URLs. You need to paste the desired link in the asked section and ready to go. If you become a registered member, you get various new options such as you can check statistics of your links, create campaigns and customize links in your way. Manage your social media properly by sharing organized URLs with the use of Bit.ly.

2.  TinyURL

TinyURL is another best URL shortener for long URLs. It lets you both shorten as well as customize your URLs perfectly. You can even use this tool as an extension in your Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox browser. If you want to generate a short URL quickly as an anonymous user, this URL shortening tool is the best for you. It has been winning the hearts of users since 2002 with its exceptional service. Get this free tool in your device and share links in the best way possible.

3. Ow.ly

Ow.ly used to be a particular free tool like URL shorteners mentioned above in this list. But, not anymore as it is part of Hootsuite now. If you don’t know about Hootsuite, it is one of the best social media management tools available in the market currently. You can easily use the Ow.ly for free by going to the Hootsuite dashboard. Hence, it is necessary to have Hootsuite account for using this URL shortener.

4. Buff.ly

Buff.ly is almost the same as Ow.ly. The only difference is that it comes with a different social media management tool that is Buffer. It also asks you to sign with a Buffer account and use this free tool for shortening URLs. Find the Buff.ly link shortener in the Buffer dashboard and get started with link shortening process. Manage your social media well with Buffer and utilize Buff.ly for shortening all the relevant URLs.

5. Is.gd

Get a short link of any URL swiftly through Is.gd. Just click on Is.gd, paste the long URL, get the desire short URL to use everywhere on the internet. It also gives you the option to customize the URL accordingly after creating.

All in all, these are the best URL shorteners that will give you the best results in 2019!

Billy Mark is a self-professed security expert; he has been making the people aware of the security threats. His passion is to write about Cyber security, cryptography, malware, social engineering, internet and new media. He writes for Norton security products at norton.com/setup.


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About Sumit Sharma Senior   Digital Marketing Specialist

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Created on Apr 17th 2019 01:35. Viewed 238 times.

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