Short your dot.
Turn a long URL into a short link, a QR code and a click report. No account needed to start.
https://long-link.example/notes/the-long-way-around
Custom codes, QR codes, password gates and expiry. One link, all the useful parts.
Shorten a link
No account neededNothing to install. Paste a link and press Shorten.
A short link is only the beginning.
DotShort keeps the useful parts of a link together: the code, the QR, the privacy and the numbers. Nothing else.
Create an accountCustom short codes
Pick a code you can say out loud. A readable link is easier to share, print and remember.
ds.to/launch
QR codes
Every link comes with a QR code, ready to download and put on anything you can print.
Password gates
Put a password in front of the redirect. Useful for previews, client work and private documents.
Expiry windows
Close a link after an hour, a week or a year. Expired links clean themselves up.
Click reports
See total clicks, referrers, browsers, operating systems and devices for every link.
Know which links people actually use.
Every link gets a click report. See when people arrive, where they came from and what they used, without opening five different tools.
Total clicks
1,284
Last 7 days
186
Top link
/launch
Top source
Direct
Clicks over time
Last 30 days · sampleTop referrers
- google.com42
- Direct31
- news.ycombinator.com18
Browsers
- Chrome61
- Safari24
- Firefox9
Devices
- Mobile58
- Desktop37
- Tablet5
An illustrative sample. Your dashboard shows data from your own links.
Three steps, no setup.
You do not need an account to make a link. You only need one to keep it.
Paste the URL
Drop in any long link. No account is needed to make one.
Get your short link
Take the generated code, or sign in to claim a custom one.
Share and check
Send the link or its QR code. Clicks and referrers show up in your dashboard.
Make the next link shorter.
Free to start. No card required. Keep the links you care about in one place.