---
title: "URL Shortener – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "80,000 users, rated 4.60 by 303 people. Version 15.0.0, updated 2026-10-14. Requests 5 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/godoifjoiadanijplaghmhgfeffnblib"
---

# URL Shortener

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 80,000
- Rating: 4.60 from 303 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-08 19:04 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: No change (+0.0%)
- Rank by users: #1,862 of 292,131 live extensions
- Rank in Workflow & Planning: #625 of 49,293

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Quickly create and share short URLs with the added option to generate QR codes for them.

- Extension ID: `godoifjoiadanijplaghmhgfeffnblib`
- Developer: [Byteseffect](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ud64547b9f470fe6a2183a36db0d36732)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Workflow & Planning](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/workflow)
- First published: 2017-08-29
- Last updated: 2026-10-14
- Version: `15.0.0`
- Size: 176 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (55): Deutsch, English, English (Australia), English (United Kingdom), English (United States), Filipino, Indonesia, Kiswahili, Melayu, Nederlands, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, català, dansk, eesti, español, español (Latinoamérica), français, hrvatski, italiano, latviešu, lietuvių, magyar, norsk, polski, português (Brasil), português (Portugal), română, slovenčina, slovenščina, suomi, svenska, čeština, Ελληνικά, български, русский, српски, українська, עברית, العربية, فارسی, मराठी, हिन्दी, বাংলা, ગુજરાતી, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ಕನ್ನಡ, മലയാളം, ไทย, አማርኛ, 中文（中国）, 中文（台灣）, 日本語, 한국어
- Website: `https://thebyteseffect.com/`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/url-shortener/godoifjoiadanijplaghmhgfeffnblib>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/godoifjoiadanijplaghmhgfeffnblib>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22godoifjoiadanijplaghmhgfeffnblib%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-08 | 80,000 | 4.60 | 303 |
| 2026-11-01 | 80,000 | 4.60 | 303 |
| 2026-10-25 | 80,000 | 4.60 | 303 |
| 2026-10-18 | 80,000 | 4.60 | 303 |
| 2026-10-11 | 80,000 | 4.82 | 302 |
| 2026-10-04 | 70,000 | 4.82 | 302 |
| 2026-09-27 | 70,000 | 4.82 | 302 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

- 2026-10-18: Moved from Tools to Workflow & Planning.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `https://tinyurl.com/*`: tinyurl.com

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension
- `contextMenus`: Add items to the right-click menu
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

### Asked for later, if you agree

- `https://api.tinyurl.com/*`: api.tinyurl.com

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [CRX Extractor/Downloader](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ajkhmmldknmfjnmeedkbkkojgobmljda) | 100,000 | 4.72 | 521 | Developer Tools |
| [Youtube Tags](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/agbfjkmjmngmkfkioadpoeonohlcmiga) | 9,000 | 4.35 | 384 | Tools |
| [URL Redirector](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/lllcecekdfpokjhohpgcjdjapelkeakj) | 16 | – | – | Developer Tools |

All 4 extensions by [Byteseffect](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ud64547b9f470fe6a2183a36db0d36732).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-08 19:04 UTC; next check around 2026-11-15.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “URL Shortener” (godoifjoiadanijplaghmhgfeffnblib). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-08. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/godoifjoiadanijplaghmhgfeffnblib. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_godoifjoiadanijplaghmhgfeffnblib,
  title   = {URL Shortener (godoifjoiadanijplaghmhgfeffnblib)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-08},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/godoifjoiadanijplaghmhgfeffnblib},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

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