Amazon URL Shortener
Description
This is a user script for Greasemonkey, Tampermonkey, or similar browser extensions. It adds a button to Amazon product pages that allows users to copy a short link to the product directly to their clipboard and optionally modifies the URL in the browser's address bar to a shorter format.
Features
Screenshots
- Example of the button below the product title:


Installation
- Install a userscript manager such as Greasemonkey or Tampermonkey.
- Create a new script and copy the contents of
Amazon_URLShortener.js
into it.
- Save the script and navigate to any Amazon product page to see it in action.
Usage
- Open an Amazon product page.
- If the button feature is enabled (
enableButton = true
):
- Find the button labeled either "Copy Short Link" (English) or "Copia Link Breve" (Italian) below the product title.
- Click the button to copy the short link to your clipboard.
- If the URL modification feature is enabled (
modifyUrl = true
):
- The browser's address bar will automatically display the shortened URL.
Examples
Original URL:
https://www.amazon.it/Bticino-SFC810NC16-Magnetotermico-Cortocircuiti-Sovraccarichi/dp/B07P5GTP9J?someParams=true
Shortened URL:
https://www.amazon.it/dp/B07P5GTP9J
Original URL with /gp/product/
:
https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B09YV1V12P/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Shortened URL:
https://www.amazon.it/dp/B09YV1V12P
Configuration
You can configure the script by modifying the following variables at the top of the script:
const enableButton = true;
- Set to
false
to disable the button for copying the short link.
const modifyUrl = true;
- Set to
false
to prevent automatic modification of the browser URL.
const popupDuration = 1500;
- Popup duration in milliseconds.
Compatibility
Ensure you have a userscript manager installed for your browser.
This script has been tested on the following browsers:
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Localization
- English: The button text and alerts appear in English for non-Italian browsers.
- Italiano: Il testo del pulsante e gli avvisi appaiono in italiano per i browser impostati in lingua italiana.