A URL shortener with QR codes and digital business cards

Short Turtle is a US-based URL shortener at shortturtle.com. It makes short links (like shrtl.us/abc123), a free QR code for every link and digital business cards (vCards). Every destination is safety-checked before a link goes live, there are no ads on links, and links keep working even if you stop paying.

Yes, there's a Free plan: 10 new short links a month, a QR code for each, NFC tap tracking, a daily click chart and 3 vCards. Paid plans start at $5/mo. See pricing.

No ads on your links (unlike Bitly's free plan), every link safety-checked before it works, links that keep working when you stop paying, 27 months of click history, NFC tap tracking and built-in vCards. See the full comparison with Bitly, TinyURL and Rebrandly.

Links keep working as long as people use them. A link with no visits, scans, taps or edits for 183 days (over 6 months) stops working, and we email you 30, 7 and 1 days before. You can also set your own end date on any plan.

Yes, on paid plans (Advanced and up). The short link and its QR code stay the same; only the destination changes.

Add + to the end of any Short Turtle link, like shrtl.us/abc123+. You'll see where it goes and its safety checks without being sent there. Read how we keep links safe.

Yes, on Pro and up (Pro and Pro Plus get 3, Business gets 5). Pro Plus and Business can also redirect an old website's domain to a new site and keep every old address working.

Yes, on paid plans. There's an API for making links from other software, and a connector so you can ask Claude or ChatGPT about your links.

Short Turtle is invite-only for now: ask someone who uses it for an invite, and you can sign up right away. New accounts are for people in the United States. Anyone anywhere can open a Short Turtle link.