Free on every plan
Links that outlive the page they point to
Pages move, change and disappear. A Snip link keeps a saved copy of its page and checks its destination every few days, so you hear about a broken link before your readers do.
What you get
Stop link rot
A saved copy
Markdown, plain text, a full-page screenshot, a PDF and a web archive, kept at the link and readable at its archive page.
Destination checks
Every link's page is checked every few days. With an account you get an email when one stops working.
Change where it points
Fix a broken link once and every place it was shared, printed QR codes included, follows.
How it works
- 01
Shorten with a copy. Paste the address here, or turn on Save a copy on the home page.
- 02
Share the short link. In papers, posts, slides, print and QR codes.
- 03
When the page breaks, the copy is still there at the archive page, and you can point the link somewhere new.
Questions
About link rot.
What is link rot?
Links that stop working because the page behind them moved, changed or was deleted. Studies of citations in papers, court opinions and news articles find a large share broken within a few years.
How often are links checked?
Every few days. A link is marked as not working after two failed checks in a row, so one slow answer does not raise an alarm.
Does it cost anything?
No. Destination checks and saved copies are free on every plan; Free saves 50 pages a day.
What happens when the page is gone?
Its saved copy stays at the link's archive page (add + to the link), and you can point the link at a new page; every place it was shared follows.