Browser extension

PocketLink

Shortlinks right where you need them. One click turns the page you are on into a Bit.ly shortlink and copies it straight to your clipboard, so you can paste it into a post, a message, or a story without leaving the tab.

Trigger it from the toolbar or a right-click menu, and pick how much it does on its own: copy automatically, review each link first, or fall back to a manual step only when it needs one. Your Bit.ly token stays on your device.

Chrome & Edge Version 1.1.2 Manifest V3 Open source

Get PocketLink

Live on the Chrome Web Store, and installable on Microsoft Edge from the same listing. You will need a free Bit.ly access token to start shortening.

Install from Chrome Web Store Source on GitHub ↗

01 // Features

What it does

Three interaction modes

Auto-copy creates and copies the link in one action. Manual shows it in the popup for you to review. Hybrid copies automatically and falls back to a manual step only if it needs to.

Right-click to shorten

A Create shortlink option sits in the context menu, so you can shorten the current page without opening the popup at all.

Reliable clipboard copy

Uses Chrome's offscreen API to copy the link cleanly, with a fallback path so the copy still lands when the primary method is unavailable.

Your token, your device

Your Bit.ly access token is stored in Chrome's sync storage and sent only to Bit.ly to create links, never to any other server.

02 // Setup

One-time step
01

Get a Bit.ly access token

Create a free Bit.ly account and generate a personal access token from your account settings.

02

Paste it into settings

Open PocketLink's options, paste the token once, and it is saved to your browser's sync storage.

03

Shorten anything

From then on, one click on the toolbar icon or the right-click menu shortens the current page and copies the link.

03 // Privacy

Minimal by design

PocketLink asks for the minimum it needs to do its job. It reads the address of the current tab only when you ask it to shorten that page, and it contacts the Bit.ly API only to create the link.

It does not track your browsing, run analytics, or send your data anywhere other than Bit.ly. Your access token stays in your browser.

What it stores

  • Bit.ly token — kept in Chrome's sync storage so it follows your browser profile, used only to authenticate with Bit.ly.
  • Preferences — your chosen interaction mode, stored locally.

04 // Install

Two ways in

From the store

Add it in one click in Chrome. On Edge, the same Chrome Web Store listing installs directly, after a one-time prompt to allow extensions from other stores.

Chrome Web Store ↗

From source

Clone the repository and load the unpacked folder from chrome://extensions or edge://extensions with developer mode on. The full source is on GitHub.

View on GitHub ↗