What you'll set up
- The Elido extension installed on Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Brave — signed in with your dashboard account.
- A one-keystroke shortcut (
Cmd-Shift-L/Ctrl-Shift-L) and a right-click context menu entry for any link on a page. - Per-browser-profile workspace defaults so personal and work profiles target different workspaces automatically.
The Elido browser extension turns any web page into a one-keystroke short link. It hooks into the same API as the dashboard and the SDK, so anything you shorten through it shows up in your link list immediately.
Install#
- Chrome / Brave / Arc — install from the Chrome Web Store.
- Edge — install from the Microsoft Edge Add-ons store, or use the Chrome listing (Edge accepts Chrome extensions).
- Firefox — install from addons.mozilla.org.
After install, click the Elido icon in the toolbar and sign in. The extension uses the same dashboard auth — no separate password.
Daily use#
Shorten the current page. Click the toolbar icon. The popup pre-fills the page URL and gives you the standard create-link form (slug, tag, folder, custom domain). Hit Enter and the short URL is on your clipboard.
Keyboard shortcut. Default Cmd-Shift-L (Mac) / Ctrl-Shift-L (Windows/Linux). Customise under your browser's extension shortcut settings.
Context menu. Right-click any link on a page and choose Shorten with Elido. The destination is the link target, not the page you're on.
Quick info. Visit any Elido short URL — the extension badge shows total clicks, top country, and a green/red dot for the destination's safety status.
Workspace switcher#
If you belong to multiple workspaces, the popup has a workspace dropdown. The chosen workspace is remembered per browser profile, so a personal profile and a work profile can target different workspaces by default.
Settings#
Click the gear icon in the popup or right-click the toolbar icon → Options:
- Default workspace (when multiple).
- Default tag and folder applied to new links from the extension.
- Default custom domain (or shared free/paid).
- Auto-copy to clipboard on create (on by default).
- Show desktop notification after create (off by default).
Permissions#
The extension requests:
- Active tab — to read the page URL when you click the toolbar icon. We do not read page content.
- Storage — to persist your auth and settings inside the browser, not synced anywhere by us.
- Clipboard write — to copy the created short URL.
We do not request access to all sites. The active-tab permission only fires when you click the extension explicitly.
Self-hosted Elido#
If you self-host Elido, the extension can point to your instance:
- Open the options page.
- Under Advanced, paste your API base URL (e.g.
https://api.elido.acme.com). - Sign in via your hosted dashboard URL.
Limits#
The extension uses your account's API rate limit. Heavy use (e.g. shortening 100 URLs in a minute from the popup) will hit the same 60 req/min cap as direct API calls on the free tier — upgrade to Pro / Business if you regularly bulk-shorten.
Troubleshooting#
Popup says "Not signed in" after I signed in. Cookies blocked. Allow third-party cookies for elido.app and *.elido.me in your browser's privacy settings. We use SameSite=Lax cookies that only work when third-party cookies are accepted.
Keyboard shortcut doesn't fire. Chrome reserves Cmd-Shift-L for the password manager on some installs. Remap in chrome://extensions/shortcuts.
Created links show up under the wrong workspace. Switch the workspace in the popup dropdown before hitting Enter; the dropdown is sticky after that.
Extension shows "API error 401" out of nowhere. Your dashboard session expired (sessions live ~30 days). Click the popup's Sign in again link.