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.

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.

Update: The site is no longer functional as an alternative use Untiny or  LongURL

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,  and LongURL.

Check out Unhid @ www.unhid.co.cc