Short Menu is a URL shortener with branded domains, QR codes and analytics for web, Mac and iOS. Free plan; paid plans from $4.16/month.
Researched and fact-checked by Bartu Cavusoglu · Updated October 26, 2026
Short Menu is a URL shortener and link management service. It lets users create short links on their own custom domain or on the default shm.to domain, then measure how those links perform. The product is available in a browser, on iPhone and iPad, and on Mac.
The site says Short Menu has been powering short links on all devices since 2012. It cites a 4.7 rating from more than 600 App Store ratings and a 5.0 rating on Product Hunt. Its audience is creators, small businesses and marketers.
Users paste or share a destination URL and get a short link back. They can set a custom slug, attach a branded domain and generate a QR code for the link. On higher plans they can also add UTM parameters, a social media thumbnail, and mobile or region redirects.
Each click is logged and shown in the analytics section as a timeline, with breakdowns by country, region, device and referrer. The Mac app can shorten every copied URL in the background, and the iOS share sheet lets users shorten links from any app.
Branded links are central: custom domains, custom slugs and a domain redirect that sends visitors on the root of your domain to your own website. Paid plans allow editing the destination of an existing link and creating unlimited QR codes without branding.
Pro and Growth add link add-ons: UTM parameters, social media thumbnails, mobile redirects and region redirects. Analytics cover click timelines and audience data. Customizable hotkeys, menu bar access and integrations with Airtable, Zapier, Make.com, ChatGPT and Lindy round out the toolset.
Short Menu is a URL shortener and link management service. It creates branded short links, QR codes and click analytics, and works in a browser and on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Short Menu has a free plan at $0. Paid plans are Lite at $4.16 per month, Pro at $13.33 per month and Growth at $33.33 per month, shown with an annual discount. The site says yearly billing saves 40%.
Yes. The Free plan includes 30 new links and 500 tracked clicks per month, 1 custom domain and 14 days of analytics retention. No credit card is required.
Yes. Short Menu supports custom branded domains in addition to the default shm.to domain. Free includes 1, Lite 2, Pro 10 and Growth 50.
The site lists Airtable, Zapier, Make.com, ChatGPT and Lindy, and also shows an API in its product navigation.
Short Menu offers a browser app for any device with a modern web browser, an iPhone and iPad app, and a Mac app that lives in the menu bar.
Short Menu offers a free Google Short Link Import tool described as a way to migrate Google URL Shortener links. Its site does not detail the steps on the pages reviewed.
No. The pricing page says that if you hit the tracked click limit, your links still work. Only the number of clicks analyzed is capped.