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YouTube Shorts link shortener

Paste a youtube.com/shorts/ link and get a short link that points at that Short, not at your channel page. Tapped inside another app, it asks the phone to open the Short in the YouTube app.

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Example: a long YouTube address becomes a short link like ytgo.me/rkqtwmd. Invented addresses, not real use.

Step by step

How to shorten a YouTube Shorts link

  1. Copy the Short’s link

    In the YouTube app, open the Short, tap Share and choose Copy link. On a computer, copy the address; it starts with youtube.com/shorts/.

  2. Paste it above

    Choose Shorten. Ytgo recognises the Shorts address and keeps it.

  3. Copy the short link

    Use the copy button, or download the QR code for a poster or an on-screen overlay.

  4. Share it where you promote the Short

    A story about the Short, a TikTok comment, a caption or a DM.

Why it opens the app

Why Shorts links gain most from opening in the app

Shorts are mostly promoted from other vertical-video apps, so most taps happen on a phone, inside Instagram, TikTok or Facebook. Their in-app browsers show the Short on YouTube’s mobile website, often signed out, where liking, commenting and subscribing all need a login first.

A Ytgo Shorts link asks the phone to open the Short in the YouTube app. Which player the app then shows is up to YouTube. If the hand-over does not happen, the page offers an Open in YouTube button and the browser, on the same Short.

Shorts link or channel link?

Use a Shorts link when you talk about one particular Short: in a story, a caption or a reply. For a bio, a channel link usually works better, because it stays relevant as new Shorts go up.

With Pro you can keep one short link in your bio and change which Short or video it points to each time you post. The statistics show how many taps reached the app and which app they came from, so you can compare Shorts with each other.

Questions and answers

How do I copy a YouTube Shorts link?

In the YouTube app, open the Short, tap Share and choose Copy link. On a computer, copy the address from the browser bar; it looks like youtube.com/shorts/ followed by an ID.

Does the short link open the Short or my channel?

The Short. Ytgo keeps the Shorts address, so the link asks the YouTube app for that Short, and the browser fallback shows the same Short.

Can I put a Shorts link in my TikTok bio?

Yes, if your TikTok profile has the Website field; TikTok does not offer it to every account. Paste the short link there, or share it in comments and DMs.

Do I need an account to shorten Shorts links?

No. Shortening is free and unlimited without an account, and links do not expire. A free account keeps your links in a dashboard with total clicks and the last 7 days.

Can I see how often my Shorts link is opened?

A free account shows total clicks and the last 7 days for each link. Pro, $1 a month, also shows which app and country the taps came from and how many reached the YouTube app.

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