Simple to use
A direct path from entering a link to copying it, without details getting in the way of the task.
About AQSR
Shorter links.
Easier sharing.
AQSR turns long URLs into short links that are easy to copy and share. It takes a small task we do every day and gives it a simpler, clearer experience.
The idea
Less space for the link.
More room for what you share.
A long URL can make a message harder to read, copy or share. AQSR gives it a shorter address, keeping the focus on what you want to share.
Paste your link, get a shorter version, then copy and share it. You do not need an account to shorten a link. Opening the short link takes visitors to its original destination.
Say itAK-sarTwo syllables · Aqsar
The name & how to say it
An Arabic idea. Written compactly.
AQSR comes from the Arabic word أقصر, written “Aqsar” or “Aksar” in Latin letters, meaning “shorter”. Read the name as Aqsar, approximately “AK-sar” in English, with the emphasis on the first syllable.
The four-letter spelling can look unfamiliar in English. It is a compact rendering of an Arabic name: the short a between S and R is left out in writing, but is still heard when the name is spoken.
- A
- The opening a sound
- Q
- Arabic qāf
- S
- Arabic ṣād, an emphatic s
- R
- The r sound
“AK-sar” is an English approximation. Arabic qāf has no exact English equivalent; Q keeps that connection to the original name. The name is spoken as a word, not as four separate letter names.
The .link extension connects the name to what the service does.
The symbol
A connection, made compact.
The logo brings together the Q in AQSR and the forward slash / used in URLs. The loop and the diagonal slash form one compact connection mark.
It carries the same idea as the service: a long link becomes shorter while keeping its destination. The simple black-and-white silhouette gives the mark a clear shape in the header, as an avatar or at favicon size.
One symbol, one idea: a shorter link, with the same destination.
What matters to us
Small details. A better experience.
Clear by design
Understandable copy, clear controls and a layout that works on phones and computers, in light and dark themes.
Room for different languages
A multilingual interface with attention to Arabic, writing direction and the details of how text is displayed.
Behind the project
Built with care for the details.
Toni Omar is the founder and creator of AQSR, shaping its experience from the way it works to the interface and the words you read.
Get to know the service.
The guide brings usage instructions, policies and contact information together, so you can understand how links work and the rules for using them.