# Get a clean link **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature requests\ **Created:** [March 12, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/get-a-clean-link/3824 "2019-03-12T22:49:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dmorozov](https://forum.paperpile.com/user_avatar/forum.paperpile.com/dmorozov/32/1454_2.png) [@dmorozov](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/dmorozov)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/get-a-clean-link/3824/1 "2019-03-12T22:49:46Z")
When I click on “Get link” in Paperpile, I get a link that looks like: [https://paperpile.com/app/p/abra-cadabra-0123-bcbc-](https://paperpile.com/app/p/abra-cadabra-0123-bcbc-)… Long and ugly. If I then paste it into Chrome in incognito mode (i.e., logged out of Paperpile), I get a much nicer and cleaner link that looks like: [https://paperpile.com/shared/aB12cDEf](https://paperpile.com/shared/aB12cDEf) Much shorter and cleaner; much nicer to email to colleagues. Is it possible to get the second link directly? ---
**Author:** ![jason](https://forum.paperpile.com/user_avatar/forum.paperpile.com/jason/32/445_2.png) [@jason](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/jason)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/get-a-clean-link/3824/2 "2019-03-13T04:10:43Z")
Yes: use the share button (or press Shift + S). The “Get link” options is supposed to link directly to the reference in your library and is useful if you want to create such links in notes or in other applications. We redirect to a share page when the link is used by someone who is not the owner of the reference. ---
**Author:** ![dmorozov](https://forum.paperpile.com/user_avatar/forum.paperpile.com/dmorozov/32/1454_2.png) [@dmorozov](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/dmorozov)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/get-a-clean-link/3824/3 "2019-03-13T04:23:15Z")
Ah, great. I didn’t understand the distinction between “Share” and “Get link”. Thanks for the explanation.