Every long URL, shortened.

A free URL shortener. Custom alias, QR code and click statistics. No sign-up needed.

What skrat.im does

Shortener specs, datasheet style. Everything is free and needs no sign-up.

Custom alias: skrat.im/your-name. 2 to 40 characters, letters, digits, hyphens. Availability is checked as you type. Guide: How to shorten a URL and when it pays off
Two domains: skrat.im or krat.im. Each has its own alias namespace, so a taken alias can be free on the other one.
QR code: For every link, as SVG and PNG, in your colours. Just add .png or .svg after the short link. Guide: Free QR code from a link: how to create and use one
Statistics: Clicks per day, countries, referrers, devices. No cookies, no tracking of people. Guide: UTM parameters: how to measure where people come from
Expiry: By date or by click count. An expired link politely says it no longer works.
Password: Only people who know the password can open the link.
Preview: Add + after any short link to see where it leads before you click.
Editing: Change the destination after creating the link. The short link stays the same.
Bulk: Paste a list of URLs, get a list of short links and a CSV.
API and MCP: A REST API with an OpenAPI description and an MCP server so AI agents can shorten links too.
Price: €0, no ad interstitials. No cap on the total number of links, only on the pace to stop abuse: 60 new links per hour and 300 per day from one IP address without an account, 1000 per hour with one.

For developers and AI agents

One POST and you have a short link. 60 links per hour per IP address without a key, 1000 with a key from your account.

REST API

curl -X POST https://skrat.im/api/v1/links \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://example.com/velmi/dlha/adresa?utm=x", "alias": "moja-akcia"}'

{
  "short_url": "https://skrat.im/moja-akcia",
  "url": "https://example.com/velmi/dlha/adresa?utm=x",
  "preview_url": "https://skrat.im/moja-akcia+",
  "qr_png_url": "https://skrat.im/moja-akcia.png",
  "edit_token": "…"
}

Plain-text endpoint

For scripts and shells: returns only the short link as plain text.

curl "https://skrat.im/api/shorten?url=https://example.com/dlha/adresa"
https://skrat.im/h7k2pq

MCP server

Claude, ChatGPT or your own agent can shorten links directly over the Model Context Protocol (Streamable HTTP). Tools: shorten_url, check_alias, get_link_info, qr_code.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skrat": { "type": "http", "url": "https://skrat.im/mcp" }
  }
}

Why skrat.im

Privacy

I count clicks, country, referrer and device type. Statistics store no IP addresses and no tracking cookies are used. Links and statistics live on a server in the EU.

Transparency

Every short link has a preview page showing the destination and a report form. Destinations are checked against a list of harmful sites.

Simplicity

No account, no pricing table, no ads. One input, one link. An account is only for people who want to manage links from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

Is skrat.im free?

Yes. Shortening, QR codes, statistics and the API are free. An account is optional and free as well.

How long does a short link last?

Indefinitely, unless you set an expiry or delete it. Expiry can be a date or a click limit.

What is the difference between skrat.im and krat.im?

They are two domains of the same shortener. skrat.im is the main address with the portal, krat.im is one character shorter. Aliases are separate on each domain, so a taken alias may be free on the other.

How do I see where a link leads without clicking?

Add a + at the end, for example skrat.im/abc+. You will see the destination, the creation date and the click count.

Do you track the people who click?

No. I count clicks, country, referrer and device type. Statistics store no IP addresses and there are no cookies. Unique visitors are estimated from a hash that changes daily and cannot be traced back to a person. IP addresses appear only in the technical server logs kept to protect against attacks.

What if someone uses the shortener for phishing?

Every link has a preview page and a report form. Reported links are reviewed and harmful ones disabled. Destinations are also checked against Google Safe Browsing.

Can I edit a link later?

Yes. Change the destination, name and expiry under My links. Without an account you manage links in the browser where you created them. With an account you manage them from anywhere.