Shorten your Dropbox link
Turn the long link to a Dropbox file or folder into a short, clean one to share on WhatsApp, email, or social media. Free, with clicks and stats.
Dropbox link shortener
Paste the link to your Dropbox file or folder and get a short link ready to share.
Use cases
- Share a heavy file on WhatsApp or email with a clean link.
- Send a folder of photos or a project to a client.
- Put a download link in a presentation, a PDF, or an email signature.
- Post a downloadable resource on social media with a short link.
- Measure how many people open the file you shared.
Benefits
Why shorten a Dropbox link?
Shared Dropbox links are long and often carry parameters at the end. Pasted in a message, an email, or a PDF, they're awkward and sometimes get cut off.
With Miniurl you turn them into something like miniurl.cl/my-file, easier to remember and share. You also see how many people open it, from which countries and on which devices, and you can change the destination without redistributing the link.
Shortening the link doesn't change the file's permissions: whoever opens it still needs the access you set in Dropbox.
Frequently asked questions
How do I shorten a Dropbox link?
Copy the link to your shared file or folder from Dropbox, paste it in the field above, and click “Shorten link”. If you're signed in, the short link is created right away; if not, we ask you to create a free account and then it's created with your link.
Does shortening the link change who can open the file?
No. The short link goes to the same Dropbox address, so access still depends on how you shared the file.
Can I see how many people click?
Yes. In your account you see the clicks on each short link, from which countries, and on which devices it was opened.
Can I change the destination later?
Yes. You can edit the destination of the short link from your account, without resharing the link.
Is it free? Do I need an account?
It's free, with no card and no subscription. To create the short link you need a Miniurl account, which is also free.