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Shurly is a URL shortener for Windows, that sits in your notification area and shortens a URL on your clipboard using any one of several selectable shortening services. When it has a short URL it will replace the long one on your clipboard with the short, ready for pasting anywhere a short URL is required.

Shurly stable release, version 0.2.

Here is v0.2 of Shurly. New in this release:

• Brief help dialog box to explain program function
• New URL shortening services added:
  • TR.IM
  • Puke.It

Download:
Shurly v0.2 Installer (516)

As always, feedback welcome.

Beta version of Shurly (0.3)

This version is provided in a zip file, rather than an installer, and has not been tested. consider it beta software - or more beta than anything else. new in this one…

• Added shortening services u.nu, snipr.com and Bit.ly.
• Added settings: “Shorten links when copied to the clipboard automatically” is on by default, and will shorten links whenever you copy them. If you turn this off, you can manually shorten a URl from Shurly’s menu. “Allow cancelling of shorten with the escape key” is also now on by default and gives you some time to abort a shortening process if you wish. by hitting escape right after you copy the URL the shortening operation will be aborted. Note that this function delays the shortening of a copied URL by a few seconds.
• Added a sound for your shorten countdown. If “allow cancel” is on, after copying a URL you will here the collection sound, then a series of beeps. if you press escape during the beep sequence then shortening will be aborted, otherwise you’ll know your URL has been shortened with the success sound.
• Restructured the menus. Shurly’s main menu now consists of “shorten current URL” (C), “Shortening Services” (S, with a submenu), “Settings” (T, with a submenu), “Help” (h) and “Exit” (x).

The zip file does not create a folder when extracted by default, so you’ll need to make sure your archive software does that, or do it yourself. if running this version of Shurly from a shortcut and you hear no sounds, ensure the “working directory” or “start in” parameters of the shortcut are set to Shurly’s folder.

You can click Shurly 1.3 (61) to get this beta build of Shurly. keep those suggestions, questions and thoughts coming, folks!