Frequently Asked Questions

What is a URL shortener?

A URL shortener is a web service that reduces the length of URLs. For example, the following link:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g186525-Edinburgh_Scotland-Vacations.html

can be transformed into the following link:

miniurl.pro/edinburgh

Reading, understanding, recalling, and sharing will be much easier.

Why should I choose miniURL.pro

If you decide to use our service,

You will able to choose your alias (no more randomly generated nonsense URLs),

exampleurlshortenerwebsite.com/HDJu87XkLO ← nonsense URL

miniurl.pro/youralias ← your choice

You will be able to track your miniURLs,

You will get a QR code of your miniURLs,

Also, there is:

No subscription

No sign-up

No credit cards

No miniURL limit

We offer fully free professional URL shortener service.

I deleted my saved URLs. Are my miniURLs still working?

Yes! They are still working. While saved URLs are stored in your local storage, your miniURLs are stored on our server and will not be deleted unless the conditions in our Terms of Use are violated.

My miniURLs don't work!

Possible reasons:

→ You may have typed the alias incorrectly.

→ miniURLs that are inactive for 30 days are deleted.

→ Your target URLs may not comply with our term of use and may have been deleted.

→ Our database may be too busy or offline. Check its status on Home page.

Why is your service free?

Simply, we love making websites and apps that people can use freely.