What’s New

Changelog

Follow the latest updates to Link Redirector. We ship improvements regularly — here’s everything that’s landed.

v1.4.0 May 2025 New

One-Time URLs & Outlook Read Mode

This release introduces one-time URL support — links that automatically expire after a single click — and extends the Outlook Add-In to work in read mode, letting you extract and copy URLs from messages you receive.

  • One-time URLs: Mark any link as single-use. After the first click the link deactivates automatically. Ideal for temporary document access and external sharing.
  • Outlook Add-In — Read Mode: The add-in now activates when you open a received email containing short links. Extract destinations and copy URLs to clipboard with one click.
  • Improved link search: Search now matches on both slug and destination URL, making it faster to find links by keyword when you remember the destination but not the slug.
  • Bulk actions: Select multiple links in the dashboard to pin, lock, or delete them in a single action.
v1.3.0 March 2025 New

Pin & Lock Links

Admins and team leads can now pin high-priority links so they appear at the top of every team member's link list, and lock critical links to prevent accidental edits or deletion.

  • Pin links: Pinned links float to the top of the dashboard and the Outlook Add-In panel for every user in your organization.
  • Lock links: Locked links cannot be edited or deleted without an admin explicitly unlocking them first — preventing accidental changes to compliance-critical URLs.
  • Role-based controls: Pin and lock permissions are restricted to users with the Administrator or Editor role. Viewers can still use and copy locked links.
v1.2.1 February 2025 Fix

Bug Fixes & Reliability

A patch release addressing a redirect timing issue on mobile Safari and improving Outlook Add-In stability on macOS.

  • Fixed: Redirect delay on mobile Safari (iOS 17) caused by service worker caching. Short links now resolve within 200ms on all platforms.
  • Fixed: Outlook Add-In on macOS Sonoma occasionally failed to load the link list on first open. Resolved by updating the Office.js initialization sequence.
  • Fixed: Long destination URLs caused layout overflow in the dashboard link table on small screens.
v1.2.0 January 2025 Improvement

Dashboard Redesign & Keyboard Shortcuts

The main dashboard has been redesigned with a cleaner layout, faster load times, and support for keyboard shortcuts to speed up common actions.

  • Redesigned dashboard: Cleaner table layout with sortable columns, inline copy button on hover, and a persistent search bar at the top.
  • Keyboard shortcuts: Press N to open the new link dialog, / to focus search, Esc to dismiss dialogs.
  • Performance: Initial page load reduced by ~40% through lazy loading and response caching in Azure Functions.
v1.1.0 November 2024 New

Outlook Add-In — General Availability

The Link Redirector Outlook Add-In is now generally available on Microsoft AppSource. Deploy it organization-wide from the Microsoft 365 admin center in minutes.

  • AppSource listing: The add-in is published to Microsoft AppSource, making centralized deployment available to any Microsoft 365 organization.
  • Compose mode support: Search the team's link library and insert short links directly at the cursor while writing a message.
  • Mobile Outlook: The add-in is available on Outlook for iOS and Android.
v1.0.0 September 2024 Launch

Initial Release

Link Redirector launches as a Microsoft 365 URL shortener and link management platform. Sign in with your Microsoft account, create short links, and share them with your team.

  • Create and manage short links from a central dashboard
  • Sign in with Microsoft via Entra ID — no separate accounts
  • Deployed on Azure Static Web Apps and Azure Functions
  • Team-scoped links — all links are visible to every authenticated member of your organization