Link Expander & Analyzer

Analyze shortened URLs and identify link shortener services

All analysis happens in your browser. Your URLs are analyzed locally and never sent to any server. Note: Automatic expansion requires additional server infrastructure.

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Known URL Shorteners

bit.ly

tinyurl.com

ow.ly

goo.gl

t.co

buff.ly

is.gd

v.gd

short.io

rebrand.ly

cutt.ly

bl.ink

shorturl.at

tiny.cc

cli.re

x.co

shorte.st

adf.ly

bc.vc

clk.sh

Popular URL Shorteners

Bitly

bit.ly

Popular URL shortener with analytics and custom domains

TinyURL

tinyurl.com

One of the oldest and simplest URL shortening services

Twitter

t.co

Twitter's URL shortener used for all links shared on the platform

Rebrandly

rebrand.ly

Custom branded short links for businesses

Short.io

short.io

Modern URL shortener with detailed analytics

Example Shortened URLs

About Link Expander

Link Expander helps you identify shortened URLs and provides information about URL shortening services. This tool analyzes URLs locally in your browser.

Features:

URL Detection: Identifies if a URL is shortened
Domain Analysis: Extracts and displays the shortener domain
Security Awareness: Provides warnings about shortened links
Shortener Database: Recognizes 20+ popular URL shorteners

Note:

Automatic URL expansion (following redirects) requires server-side infrastructure or a CORS proxy due to browser security restrictions. This tool focuses on identification and analysis of shortened URLs.

Use cases: Link security analysis, phishing detection, URL transparency, social media safety, link verification, cybersecurity awareness