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URL Shortener

Your Requirement

You want a simple and secure tool to shorten your links (URLs) so that they can then serve as a redirect to an Internet service, web page or file, and be better used in documentation or other references.

Our Offer

We offer a service for creating shortened links. The "URL Shortener" can be used at https://url.gwdg.de.

Preconditions For Use

Every user with an account of the Max Planck Society or the University of Göttingen and users of a participating university of the Academic Cloud can use the “URL Shortener” service.

How To Use

Your Advantages

  • Secure and transparent use of a URL forwarding service
  • Easy access
  • Before forwarding to the target URL, an intermediate page can optionally be displayed that shows the website visitor the target URL before forwarding.
  • Resolution of the short URL for at least two years is assured.

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URL Shortener