Tweetdeck
TweetDeck is your personal browser for staying in touch with what’s happening now, connecting you with your contacts across Twitter, and Facebook.
You can get preview information for bit.ly links showing the page title, click stats, the source long link, and a link to the bit.ly Info+ page.
You can also authorize TweetDeck to use your bit.ly credentials so you get personalized link data. In the application, go to Settings/Services and under “bitly” select “Get Your API Key”. You must have a bit.ly account and be signed in for this to work well.
bit.lify
bit.lify by Ubiquitous Systems integrates bit.ly into your BlackBerry browser enabling you to easily to shorten and share urls on the go.
Seesmic Desktop
Twitter support, multiple accounts, in a Mac+PC Adobe AIR desktop application. bit.ly account integration is available in the application: select the gear icon at the bottom left corner. Under Services select “http://bit.ly” and enter your Username and your API Key.
Twitterfeed
Feed your blog to twitter, identi.ca, HelloTxt or Ping.fm. bit.ly account integration is available from your Dashboard: either edit an existing feed or create a new one. Next to “Shorten Link Through: bit.ly”, select “bit.ly settings”. In the fields, enter your API Key.
Tweetie for iPhone
Twitter client for iPhone allows you to handle multiple twitter accounts, view your timeline, replies, direct messages and favorites.
Watchmouse
bit.ly uses Watchmouse, a global industry leader in website and application performance monitoring.
Qwitter
Qwitter is an accessible Twitter client designed for access by the blind, providing an innovative integration between Twitter and a user’s screen reader. To integrate your bit.ly account with the application:
- Open the Qwitter Configuration File (either by running
%appdata%\qwitter\qwitter.conf, or from your working directory if running portably). - Find the line that reads “URLShorten”. Beneath are two statements for the “BitLyLogin” and “BitLyAPIKey”. These come with Qwitter’s values by default but can be changed at a user’s discretion.
More Partners
Shareaholic is a free browser add-on that enables easy sharing via multiple services.
IEShortURL is an add-on for Internet Explorer that lets you shorten and share URLs with one click.
There are even more bit.ly apps and tools listed on the bit.ly blog.
Interested in creating your own app? See our easy-to-learn API.
Disclaimer: These applications were built by third-parties, not Bit.ly, Inc. Bit.ly does not provide support for these applications.