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Is there a way from within Firefox to shorten a URL?

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Bruce3216
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I want to be able to shorten a URL without using the Google URL Shortener I now use. Is there an Add-on or another way from within Firefox to shorten a URL? Thanks.

I want to be able to shorten a URL without using the Google URL Shortener I now use. Is there an Add-on or another way from within Firefox to shorten a URL? Thanks.

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Not built into Firefox, but there are a number of add-ons available.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?q=URL+Shortener

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the-edmeister
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Not built into Firefox, but there are a number of add-ons available.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?q=URL+Shortener

Bruce3216
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Thank you, the-edmeister, for your solution, and the speedy response.