Unhid: Reveal URLs Behind Short Links

Unhid is a dead-simple online tool that does one simple thing, it reveals the actual URL behind any shortened link. This comes in handy if you received a suspicious short link and not sure whether it is safe or not.

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The tool provides a bookmarklet which you drag and drop onto your browser toolbar. Whenever you come across a suspicious short link, click on the bookmarklet to view the URL it points to. You may even preview links directly on the site.

Features:

  • Preview URLs behind shortened links.
  • Preview links without going to the website they point to.
  • Browser bookmarklet provided.
  • Quick and simple to use.
  • Similar tools: Real-URL, Untiny, PrevURL and LongURL.

Check out Unhid @ www.unhid.co.cc

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