Bjorn's Page Links
Create and manage short links to docs
- a Google Docs extension -
Sorry, this app has been decommissioned.
Easy short- and permalinks for G Suite documents - a bitly alternative
Available as add-ons to Docs, Sheets, Slides and Forms
IMPORTANT NOTE: Google has decided to shut down their Dynamic Links framework which Bjorn's Page Links is based on. This means that on August 25th, 2025, Google Firebase Dynamic Links and Bjorn's Page Links will shut down.
Bjorn's Page Links two problems...
Here is a sample short link to a Google Doc
A linked can be "typed" or in other words, you can assign an action to what should happen when the document is opened. Actions listed below. Note this feature is just part of regular links to Google G Suite document, Bjorn's Page Links just makes it easier to manage them.
Action | Description | Note |
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Edit | Document is opened for edit (or view depending on how you shared the document) | |
Preview | Document is opened for preview | |
Download PDF | Document is downloaded as PDF | Not available for Forms |
View PDF | Doocument is viewed as a PDF | Not available for Drawings, Presentations and Forms |
Template | Document is as a template the user can create a new doc from | Not available for Forms |
Copy | Use is prompted to copy the document | Not available for Forms |
Copy, with comments | Use is prompted to copy the document | Not available for Forms |
Note, some of these link type descriptions borrowed from here.
Publishing what’s created in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, or Drawings as a Preview link presents the document without menu bars and buttons. A Preview link declutters the web page, which emphases your content over the tool you used to create it. In fact, your audience may not know you created the document in G Suite.
Preview links are good for newsletters, flyers, and instructional materials. It's also great for when you want to present a Google Slides presentation full screen. A preview link shows slides in presentation view, and it keeps your browser tabs visible (making it easy to switch between the presentation and other webpages).
Share an easy-to-copy preview of your document.
A Template link presents a clutter-free version of your document. It also displays a Use Template button. Clicking this button makes a copy of the original document, and the copy is now fully owned by the user and placed in her Gdrive.
For direct download of a PDF version of your document.
Have the web browser download a PDF version of your document with a PDF link. Instead of displaying the document in Google's viewer or app, a PDF is automatically downloaded when the link is clicked.
For viewing the PDF version inside the browser.
Have the web browser show the PDF version of your document.
Force others to make a copy before viewing your document
Make a Copy links are good for when you have created a document in G Suite and want students to have their very own copy. Students can fill in blanks, finish a slideshow, label a drawing, annotate text, or complete some task in their own document (and then possibly share it back with the teacher). Sharing this way is also useful for sharing templates with other teachers. They can simply click to make their own copy and customize it without affecting your original.
Force others to make a copy that includes comments from the original before viewing your document
This link works just like the regular Make a Copy link, but it also copies any comments from the original document into the copy. This can be handy if there are comments you want viewers to see and possibly reply to. Comments may include additional information, instructions, checklists, and hyperlinks.
Add-ons like (e.g. Bjorn's Book Studio and Bjorn's Auto Publish) for generating new docs from smaller ones can now (if you like) automatically generate a page link for the generated output.
Check out this short YouTube video.
Check out this other version for another platform.
This Google Docs add-on can be used FREE of charge.
Note - if you have installed the add-on and the add-on submenu only contains the 'Help' option - PLEASE RELOAD THE DOCUMENT - and the other options will appear.
Please report bugs here or reach out 2 me with questions @ support@backlund.org.
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