It redirects
The short address is not the page. It is a signpost that answers with a redirect and sends the browser onward, in a few milliseconds.
URL shortening on the shortest domain we have
Eight characters, then whatever you want after the slash.
short.bi · URL shortening on Digily Link
Long URLs break in messages, get truncated in bios and tell nobody where they go. short.bi puts eight characters in front of yours and hands you the rest. Change the destination whenever you like and every copy already out there follows.
Example addressshort.bi/spring
At a glance
What is a shortened link actually doing?
It stays editable
Because the destination lives in a record rather than in the link, you can move it later without touching anything already shared.
It counts
Every request passes through your account, so clicks, countries, devices and referrers are recorded on the way.
It can decide
The same address can send an Android phone one way, a desktop in Germany another, and everyone else somewhere else again.
Digily Link tools
What you get on the link itself.
Shortening is the easy half. These are the controls that make a link worth keeping in a campaign.
Custom endings
Type the word you want after the slash. short.bi/spring is readable, typeable and worth saying out loud, unlike a random code.
Editable destinations
Point the link somewhere else at any time. Everything already shared, printed or embedded follows without a reprint.
Geo and device routing
Send visitors to different destinations by country, device or browser language, from one address.
Rotation and A/B
Split traffic between two or more destinations, watch which one performs, then keep it.
UTM and query pass through
Campaign parameters are carried to the destination automatically, so your analytics stay intact.
Locks and limits
Passwords, start and expiry dates, click limits and deep links into apps where the destination supports them.
From long to short
How do you shorten a link on short.bi?
The basic version takes under a minute. The controls underneath are there when the link needs to do more than point at one page.
The quick version
One link, one destination
- 1
Create a Digily Link account and open the short link tool.
- 2
Paste the long URL and choose short.bi from the domain list.
- 3
Type the ending you want, or let one be generated.
- 4
Copy the result and share it.
The campaign version
One link, several rules
- 1
Add UTM parameters so the destination's analytics can separate this campaign.
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Set routing rules if different audiences should land in different places.
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Add an expiry date or a click limit if the offer ends.
- 4
Generate a QR code from the same link for anything going to print.
Domain → Digily Link → Redirect
Where does short.bi actually live?
short.bi is not a separate service with its own login. It is one of the domains you can pick inside Digily Link when you shorten a URL or generate a QR code.
Links, routing rules, codes and statistics all sit in the same account. There is nothing to connect, and no third party between you and your own click data.
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Who reaches for it
Marketers, agencies, support teams and developers
Anyone sending the same link to a lot of people, in places where length, spelling and measurement all matter at once.
A campaign link that carries its own UTM parameters
One address routed by country for a multi market launch
A printed code whose destination can move afterwards
Every character costs something
Why an eight character domain?
In a text message, an ad headline or a spoken address, length is a real constraint. short.bi spends eight characters on the domain and gives the rest back to you.
https://short.bi/spring
- It leaves room for the word: the memorable part of the link is the part after the slash, and here it gets the space.
- It fits where links do not: SMS, printed captions, radio reads and profile fields with hard character limits.
- It stays in one place: links, routing rules, codes and statistics all live in the same Digily Link account.
Short and direct
short.bi questions and answers
How a shortened link works, whether it is safe, what you can change afterwards and what it costs.
What is short.bi?
short.bi is a domain you can choose inside Digily Link when you shorten a URL or make a QR code. It is not a separate platform and it does not need its own account.
How does a URL shortener work?
The short address is stored against your destination. When somebody opens it, the server looks the record up, records the click and answers with a redirect that sends the browser to the real page. The whole exchange takes a few milliseconds and the visitor sees the destination, not the hop.
What is the point of shortening a link?
Three things. It fits where a long URL does not, it can be read out loud or typed from print, and it can be pointed somewhere else after it has been shared. The third is the reason most people keep using one.
Is it safe to click a shortened link?
A short link hides its destination, which is why the domain in front matters. Links on short.bi are served over HTTPS from a domain that belongs to Digily Link, abusive links can be reported through the violation form, and you can always see where your own links point from your dashboard.
Can I choose the ending myself?
Yes. Type whatever you want after the slash as long as nobody else on short.bi has taken it. Short, spellable words survive being typed from a poster.
Do UTM parameters still work?
Yes. Query parameters are carried through to the destination, so campaign tracking in your own analytics keeps working exactly as it did before you shortened the link.
Can one link send people to different places?
Yes. Routing rules can pick the destination by country, device or browser language, and rotation can split traffic between two destinations so you can compare them.
Is it free?
Yes, within the limits of the free Digily Link plan, with no card required. Paid plans raise the limits and add features, and your links keep the same addresses.
Start on Digily Link
Shorten your first link on short.bi.
Open a free account, paste a long URL, pick short.bi and choose the ending yourself. Everything after that is editable.