Brevli — free link shortening, no sign-up needed

Brevli — the free URL
shortener that just works

Brevli turns any long link into a clean brev.li short URL in one click. Free, instant, works everywhere.

Your Brevli short link
56B+
Unique link combinations
<50ms
Redirect speed
200+
Edge locations

Why people choose Brevli as their free URL shortener

Blazing fast redirects

Brevli resolves every short link at the edge closest to your visitor — typically in under 50ms. Clicks feel instant, anywhere in the world.

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HTTPS only, always

Brevli only shortens secure HTTPS links. No unsafe destinations, no phishing risk. Every brev.li link is one you can share with confidence.

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Collision-free codes

Every Brevli link gets a unique 6-character code verified in real time. No two Brevli links ever collide — guaranteed uniqueness at scale.

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Global reach

Brevli short links load fast from Tokyo to São Paulo to Lagos. Wherever your audience is, Brevli's global infrastructure keeps clicks snappy.

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Completely free

No pricing tiers, no credit card, no rate limits for normal use. Brevli is free to use today — just paste your URL and go.

Clean, shareable links

brev.li/aB3kX9 — short enough to type, clean enough for print, slides, or a tweet. Brevli links look professional everywhere.

What is Brevli?

Brevli (also known as brev.li) is a free URL shortener that converts long, unwieldy web addresses into compact, shareable short links. The name Brevli comes from brevity — the art of saying more with less. That's exactly what Brevli does for links.

A URL that sprawls across 200 characters becomes a clean brev.li short link you can paste anywhere, type from memory, or print on a business card. When someone clicks your Brevli link, they're instantly redirected to the original destination — no friction, no delay, no waiting.

Brevli is built for speed and simplicity. There's no dashboard, no onboarding, no account to create. Paste your URL, get your Brevli short link, and share it in seconds.

How does Brevli shorten URLs?

When you submit a URL to Brevli, it generates a cryptographically random 6-character alphanumeric code and checks for collisions to ensure global uniqueness. The mapping between your Brevli code and your original URL is stored and replicated globally so the redirect is always fast, no matter where your audience is.

When a visitor clicks your Brevli short link, the nearest server resolves the code and issues a redirect to the original URL — the entire lookup typically completes in under 50ms. Brevli only accepts HTTPS URLs, ensuring every brev.li link points to a destination visitors can trust.

When to use Brevli

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Marketing campaigns UTM-tagged URLs are notoriously long. Use Brevli to shorten them for cleaner ads, QR codes, and email campaigns — without exposing tracking parameters to your audience.
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Social media Platforms like Twitter/X enforce character limits. A Brevli short link saves space and looks far more professional than a 200-character original URL.
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Printed materials Business cards, brochures, and event posters can't hold hyperlinks. A short, typeable Brevli URL bridges the offline-to-online gap cleanly.
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Presentations Put a Brevli link on your slides — readable at any font size from any seat in the room, unlike a raw URL that wraps across three lines.
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App deep links Deep links full of product IDs, states, and filters become clean single Brevli codes that are easy to share, scan, and remember.
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Email newsletters Long URLs in emails look cluttered and often break across lines. Brevli short links keep your emails clean and click-friendly.

How Brevli compares to other free URL shorteners

Feature Brevli Bitly (free) TinyURL
Free to use Yes Free tier available Yes
No account required Yes Account needed Yes
Redirect speed Fast, Edge-resolved Fast, CDN-backed Standard
HTTPS-only links Enforced Not enforced Not enforced
Link creation limits No limits (normal use) 10 links/month (free) Unlimited
Analytics Coming soon Yes (paid plans) Yes (paid plans)
Custom short domain brev.li bit.ly or custom tinyurl.com or custom

Frequently asked questions about Brevli

Brevli (brev.li) is a free URL shortener that turns long web links into clean, short brev.li URLs — instantly, with no account needed. The name comes from brevity — short and to the point.
Yes — Brevli is completely free right now. No credit card, no account, no hidden fees. Paste your URL, click shorten, done.
Brevli is in early access. Links are active while the service is running. We don't make guarantees about permanent long-term storage at this stage — we'll communicate clearly as Brevli evolves.
Security. HTTP links are unencrypted and can expose visitors to attacks. Brevli only shortens HTTPS links so every brev.li URL points to a safe, trusted destination.
Brevli generates 6-character alphanumeric codes (A–Z, a–z, 0–9), giving over 56 billion possible unique combinations — room for a very long time.
Custom aliases aren't available yet. Advanced features like custom slugs and analytics are on the Brevli roadmap. Stay tuned.
Yes — Brevli is the brand name and brev.li is the domain. Every short link created with Brevli lives at brev.li/[code]. Same product, two ways to say it.