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Best alternatives to Short Link Generator (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Short Link Generator, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

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≈1K users5.0★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago6 permissions

Short Link Generator alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Review Link Generator for Google™

    Generate Google review link and QR Code, then share the review URL and QR Code with your customers to grow your Google reviews.

    ≈6K users3.8★ from 13 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions
    • About 6.0× more users than Short Link Generator
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 6)
  2. 2

    Short Link

    Create a short link in one click — copied to your clipboard automatically. Free URL shortener with QR codes and link history.

    510 users5.0★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago11 permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than Short Link Generator
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (11 vs 6)
  3. 3

    Link Shortener

    Create short links in one click with refer.is!

    427 users5.0★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago5 permissions
    • About 2.3× fewer users than Short Link Generator
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 6)
  4. 4

    Bly.to Link Shortener

    Ultimate link shortener to create instant FREE short links from your browser

    336 users5.0★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago4 permissions
    • About 3.0× fewer users than Short Link Generator
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  5. 5

    Free link shortener goo.su

    Create a free short analytics URL with one click of Goo.su. Install the link reduction plugin in your browser

    ≈7K users4.3★ from 9 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions
    • About 7.0× more users than Short Link Generator
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
  6. 6

    QR Code Generator

    A super handy QR Code Generator / Creator for you.

    ≈900K users5.0★ from 6K ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago3 permissions
    • About 900× more users than Short Link Generator
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)
  7. 7

    Online QR Code Generator

    Online QR Code Generator is a free, online, real-time QR code generation solution, start creating your QR code barcodes now!

    ≈10K users4.5★ from 2 ratings1 permissions
    • About 10× more users than Short Link Generator
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 6)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  8. 8

    URL Shortener & QR Code Generator - QuickLink

    Instantly Create short URLs & a QR code of your current tab.

    ≈9K users3.5★ from 11 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions
    • About 9.0× more users than Short Link Generator
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  9. 9

    Short.io Link Manager

    Create and manage Short.io short links from your browser.

    ≈3K users4.2★ from 20 ratingsUpdated 2 days ago10 permissions
    • About 3.0× more users than Short Link Generator
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (10 vs 6)
    • Listed under Social Networking
  10. 10

    Url Shortener

    URL shortener for Chrome. Shorten links in one click, generate QR codes, and copy short URLs for easy sharing.

    ≈300K users3.1★ from 175 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago3 permissions
    • About 300× more users than Short Link Generator
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)

Short Link Generator alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Short Link Generator?

By users, the most popular alternative is QR Code Generator with ≈900K users and a 5.0-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Review Link Generator for Google™.

Which Short Link Generator alternative has the best rating?

QR Code Generator has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 5.0 out of 5 from 6K ratings.

Is there a Short Link Generator alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Review Link Generator for Google™ asks for 0 permissions, against 6 for Short Link Generator.

How many alternatives to Short Link Generator are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Short Link Generator on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.