RetardLink - Client

• lightweight Windows URL shortener utility that lives in your system tray.
• Website: https://nlog.us/ls/client.html

Features

• One-click URL shortening: Press Ctrl+Alt+U to instantly shorten the URL in your clipboard
• System tray integration: Runs quietly in the background with minimal resource usage
• Customizable ID length: Choose between 5, 6, 7, or 8 character IDs for your shortened URLs
• Windows autostart: Option to automatically start the application when Windows boots
• Instant notifications: Get notified when a URL is successfully shortened

Usage

1. Copy any long URL to your clipboard
2. Press Ctrl+Alt+U
3. The shortened URL will automatically be copied to your clipboard
4. Paste your shortened URL wherever you need it

System Requirements

• Windows 7 or later
• Internet connection for shortening URLs

Building from Source

The application is built with C++ and requires:

• Visual Studio (2017 or later recommended)
• Windows SDK
• windows subsystem (project properties -> linker -> system -> subsystem)
• multi-byte encoding selected

To build:

1. Open the project in Visual Studio
2. Build for x64
3. Run the executable