URLs shorten - The 5 best websites

If you want to share URLs on the Internet, you can have this cut. The best free websites for short links, we introduce you to here.

1. Bitly - the most popular service for short addresses

Bitly creates Links in the Form "bit.ly/xyz", whose extension is from Libya.
On the Bitly Website, you will only need your Link in the top box copy and click the "Shorten" button. The Short address is then created immediately.
You can also register for free on Bitly and various statistics and administrative tools.

Google uses for its service a Domain from Greenland and left in the style of "goo.gl/xyz" ready.
The simple design of the Web-App see "goo.gl".

The Links from TinyURL, although not quite as short as some of the competitors, but offer another advantage: With this service you can create a particularly simple, individual Short-URLs where the Text after the Domain name is freely determined. So a Link could have roughly the same shape "tinyurl.com/praxistipp".
On tinyurl.com you will find two text fields in which you simply the long Link and, if desired, the exact Text of the output to the left input.

Particularly functional the German service t1p shows. Here you can add your Short Link with a password or a time restriction.
The Website of t1p is simple: at the Top, paste the long address, below you can see the various add-on features enable.

The service ow.ly also offers very short addresses. Here you can login directly with your Twitter account and also pictures or Videos with a Short Link to share.
The clear Web-App can be reached under "ow.ly".

Tip: with your Browser, you can shorten the URLs. More on this here.