Bookmarklet

Below is a link that can be used as a bookmark that when clicked will create a shortened link for the current page you are at. To add this link to your bookmarks click the link with the right mouse button and select from the drop down Bookmark This Link..., Add to Favorites or similar text.

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Firefox Extension

It should come as no surprise as this site is closely connected to codefisher.org which carries many Firefox extensions that there be an extension for Xrl.in. When installed it shows a button up next to the "go" button which when click changes the current URL to the tiny Xrl.in version. Download

Updates

Xrl.in has a news feed and page with all the latest updates on Xrl.in. If you want to keep up to date with all the exciting new features such as link groups and phishing protection subscribe to the feed now.

Developers

To make it easier for developers to use there is an API for creating links on Xrl.In. To create a link simply fetch http://xrl.in/?r=key&xrl=http://your.link/here which will return the id for that link. The id can then be attached to either http://xrl.in/ or http://preview.xrl.in/. The results may sometimes return ! which is an indication that the entered link was invalid. Some examples are given on the Developer page. Permission is given to use this to create pages like MouseRunner Short Links. It is also possible to include the Xrl.in service into your site using plain HTML code.

The Longevity of URLs

All urls that are ever put in the Xrl.in database will never be deleted while the site lasts and if everything goes to plan that will be a very very long time. So if you put a link into this site you can be sure it will work for many years to come.

Terms of Service

The service is provided free of charge for the sole purpose of making it easier to post long URL's. Use of the service for spamming or any other illegal purposes is forbidden. Xrl.in contains mechanisms to detect such links, and they will be disabled either automatically or manually. You maybe reported to all ISPs involved and to the proper governmental agencies. Only certain protocols such as HTTP and HTTPS and FTP are allowed to be added into this service to prevent abuse. Xrl.in reserves the right to disable or modify entered urls in anyway as seen fit. This service is provided without warranty of any kind.