diff --git a/frontend/components/AtlasPreview/AtlasPreview.js b/frontend/components/AtlasPreview/AtlasPreview.js
index 000be7efc..6eca19c38 100644
--- a/frontend/components/AtlasPreview/AtlasPreview.js
+++ b/frontend/components/AtlasPreview/AtlasPreview.js
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import Link from 'react-router/lib/Link';
 import DocumentLink from './components/DocumentLink';
 
 import styles from './AtlasPreview.scss';
-import classNames from 'classnames/bind';
-const cx = classNames.bind(styles);
+// import classNames from 'classnames/bind';
+// const cx = classNames.bind(styles);
 
 @observer
 class AtlasPreview extends React.Component {
@@ -19,18 +19,21 @@ class AtlasPreview extends React.Component {
 
     return (
       <div className={ styles.container }>
-        <h2><Link to={ `/collections/${data.id}` } className={ styles.atlasLink }>{ data.name }</Link></h2>
+        <h2><Link to={ data.url } className={ styles.atlasLink }>{ data.name }</Link></h2>
         { data.recentDocuments.length > 0 ?
           data.recentDocuments.map(document => {
             return (
-              <DocumentLink document={ document } key={ document.id } />)
+              <DocumentLink document={ document } key={ document.id } />
+            );
           })
         : (
-          <div className={ styles.description }>No documents. Why not <Link to={ `/collections/${data.id}/new` }>create one</Link>?</div>
+          <div className={ styles.description }>
+            No documents. Why not <Link to={ `${data.url}/new` }>create one</Link>?
+          </div>
         ) }
       </div>
     );
   }
-};
+}
 
 export default AtlasPreview;
diff --git a/frontend/components/AtlasPreview/components/DocumentLink/DocumentLink.js b/frontend/components/AtlasPreview/components/DocumentLink/DocumentLink.js
index 6b8f452d7..b413a23bf 100644
--- a/frontend/components/AtlasPreview/components/DocumentLink/DocumentLink.js
+++ b/frontend/components/AtlasPreview/components/DocumentLink/DocumentLink.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import styles from './DocumentLink.scss';
 
 const DocumentLink = observer((props) => {
   return (
-    <Link to={ `/documents/${props.document.id}` } className={ styles.link }>
+    <Link to={ props.document.url } className={ styles.link }>
       <h3 className={ styles.title }>{ props.document.title }</h3>
       <span className={ styles.timestamp }>{ moment(props.document.updatedAt).fromNow() }</span>
     </Link>
diff --git a/frontend/components/DocumentPreview/DocumentPreview.js b/frontend/components/DocumentPreview/DocumentPreview.js
index 8ecc55033..3c9c6fce5 100644
--- a/frontend/components/DocumentPreview/DocumentPreview.js
+++ b/frontend/components/DocumentPreview/DocumentPreview.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class Document extends React.Component {
         />
 
         <Link
-          to={ `/documents/${this.props.document.id}` }
+          to={ this.props.document.url }
           className={ styles.title }
         >
           <h2>{ this.props.document.title }</h2>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Document extends React.Component {
 
         <div>
           <Link
-            to={ `/documents/${this.props.document.id}` }
+            to={ this.props.document.url }
             className={ styles.continueLink }
           >
             Continue reading...
diff --git a/frontend/index.js b/frontend/index.js
index 2a8b070cd..83636a3fb 100644
--- a/frontend/index.js
+++ b/frontend/index.js
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ render((
             onEnter={ requireAuth }
             newDocument
           />
-          <Route path="/documents/:id" component={ DocumentScene } onEnter={ requireAuth } />
-          <Route path="/documents/:id/edit" component={ DocumentEdit } onEnter={ requireAuth } />
+          <Route path="/d/:id" component={ DocumentScene } onEnter={ requireAuth } />
+          <Route path="/d/:id/edit" component={ DocumentEdit } onEnter={ requireAuth } />
           <Route
-            path="/documents/:id/new"
+            path="/d/:id/new"
             component={ DocumentEdit }
             onEnter={ requireAuth }
             newChildDocument
diff --git a/frontend/scenes/Atlas/Atlas.js b/frontend/scenes/Atlas/Atlas.js
index 798e794fd..6047c413f 100644
--- a/frontend/scenes/Atlas/Atlas.js
+++ b/frontend/scenes/Atlas/Atlas.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class Atlas extends React.Component {
 
   onCreate = (event) => {
     if (event) event.preventDefault();
-    browserHistory.push(`/collections/${store.collection.id}/new`);
+    browserHistory.push(`${store.collection.url}/new`);
   }
 
   render() {
diff --git a/frontend/scenes/DocumentEdit/DocumentEditStore.js b/frontend/scenes/DocumentEdit/DocumentEditStore.js
index 3bda46f80..3e8ed2a51 100644
--- a/frontend/scenes/DocumentEdit/DocumentEditStore.js
+++ b/frontend/scenes/DocumentEdit/DocumentEditStore.js
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ class DocumentEditStore {
         title: this.title,
         text: this.text,
       }, { cache: true });
-      const { id } = data.data;
+      const { url } = data.data;
 
       this.hasPendingChanges = false;
-      browserHistory.push(`/documents/${id}`);
+      browserHistory.push(url);
     } catch (e) {
       console.error("Something went wrong");
     }
@@ -83,14 +83,15 @@ class DocumentEditStore {
     this.isSaving = true;
 
     try {
-      await client.post('/documents.update', {
+      const data = await client.post('/documents.update', {
         id: this.documentId,
         title: this.title,
         text: this.text,
       }, { cache: true });
+      const { url } = data.data;
 
       this.hasPendingChanges = false;
-      browserHistory.push(`/documents/${this.documentId}`);
+      browserHistory.push(url);
     } catch (e) {
       console.error("Something went wrong");
     }
diff --git a/frontend/scenes/DocumentScene/DocumentScene.js b/frontend/scenes/DocumentScene/DocumentScene.js
index fde2f1214..e1fd7e9c4 100644
--- a/frontend/scenes/DocumentScene/DocumentScene.js
+++ b/frontend/scenes/DocumentScene/DocumentScene.js
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ class DocumentScene extends React.Component {
   }
 
   onEdit = () => {
-    const url = `/documents/${this.store.document.id}/edit`;
+    const url = `${this.store.document.url}/edit`;
     browserHistory.push(url);
   }
 
   onCreate = () => {
-    const url = `/documents/${this.store.document.id}/new`;
+    const url = `${this.store.document.url}/new`;
     browserHistory.push(url);
   }
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class DocumentScene extends React.Component {
       title = (
         <span>
           &nbsp;/&nbsp;
-          <Link to={ `/collections/${doc.collection.id}` }>{ doc.collection.name }</Link>
+          <Link to={ doc.collection.url }>{ doc.collection.name }</Link>
           { ` / ${doc.title}` }
         </span>
       );
diff --git a/frontend/scenes/DocumentScene/DocumentSceneStore.js b/frontend/scenes/DocumentScene/DocumentSceneStore.js
index ff7d8ebab..3db364ba9 100644
--- a/frontend/scenes/DocumentScene/DocumentSceneStore.js
+++ b/frontend/scenes/DocumentScene/DocumentSceneStore.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class DocumentSceneStore {
 
     try {
       await client.post('/documents.delete', { id: this.document.id });
-      browserHistory.push(`/collections/${this.document.collection.id}`);
+      browserHistory.push(this.document.collection.url);
     } catch (e) {
       console.error("Something went wrong");
     }
diff --git a/frontend/scenes/DocumentScene/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.js b/frontend/scenes/DocumentScene/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.js
index 4998f3fbb..a7de8daf5 100644
--- a/frontend/scenes/DocumentScene/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.js
+++ b/frontend/scenes/DocumentScene/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Sidebar extends React.Component {
             </Flex>
             <Flex auto className={ styles.actions }>
               <Link
-                to={ `/documents/${this.props.navigationTree.id}/new` }
+                to={ this.props.navigationTree.url }
                 className={ cx(styles.action) }
               >
                 Add document
diff --git a/server/api/documents.js b/server/api/documents.js
index 15bd98840..3a8ba59fa 100644
--- a/server/api/documents.js
+++ b/server/api/documents.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import {
   sequelize,
 } from '../sequelize';
 
+const URL_REGEX = /^[a-zA-Z0-9-]*-([a-zA-Z0-9]{15})$/;
+
 import auth from './authentication';
 // import pagination from './middlewares/pagination';
 import { presentDocument } from '../presenters';
@@ -11,16 +13,29 @@ import { Document, Atlas } from '../models';
 
 const router = new Router();
 
+const getDocumentForId = async (id) => {
+  let document;
+  if (id.match(URL_REGEX)) {
+    document = await Document.findOne({
+      where: {
+        urlId: id.match(URL_REGEX)[1],
+      },
+    });
+  } else {
+    document = await Document.findOne({
+      where: {
+        id,
+      },
+    });
+  }
+  return document;
+};
+
 // FIXME: This really needs specs :/
-router.post('documents.info', auth({ require: false }), async (ctx) => {
+router.post('documents.info', auth(), async (ctx) => {
   const { id } = ctx.body;
   ctx.assertPresent(id, 'id is required');
-
-  const document = await Document.findOne({
-    where: {
-      id,
-    },
-  });
+  const document = await getDocumentForId(id);
 
   if (!document) throw httpErrors.NotFound();
 
@@ -156,14 +171,9 @@ router.post('documents.update', auth(), async (ctx) => {
   ctx.assertPresent(text, 'text is required');
 
   const user = ctx.state.user;
-  const document = await Document.findOne({
-    where: {
-      id,
-      teamId: user.teamId,
-    },
-  });
+  const document = await getDocumentForId(id);
 
-  if (!document) throw httpErrors.BadRequest();
+  if (!document || document.teamId !== user.teamId) throw httpErrors.BadRequest();
 
   // Update document
   document.title = title;
@@ -192,15 +202,10 @@ router.post('documents.delete', auth(), async (ctx) => {
   ctx.assertPresent(id, 'id is required');
 
   const user = ctx.state.user;
-  const document = await Document.findOne({
-    where: {
-      id,
-      teamId: user.teamId,
-    },
-  });
+  const document = await getDocumentForId(id);
   const collection = await Atlas.findById(document.atlasId);
 
-  if (!document) throw httpErrors.BadRequest();
+  if (!document || document.teamId !== user.teamId) throw httpErrors.BadRequest();
 
   if (collection.type === 'atlas') {
     // Don't allow deletion of root docs
diff --git a/server/migrations/20160815142720-app-collection-urlId.js b/server/migrations/20160815142720-app-collection-urlId.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd9c1aeff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/migrations/20160815142720-app-collection-urlId.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = {
+  up: function (queryInterface, Sequelize) {
+    queryInterface.addColumn(
+      'atlases',
+      'urlId',
+      {
+        type: Sequelize.STRING,
+        unique: true,
+      }
+    );
+  },
+
+  down: function (queryInterface, Sequelize) {
+    queryInterface.removeColumn('atlases', 'urlId');
+  }
+};
diff --git a/server/models/Atlas.js b/server/models/Atlas.js
index 5938804bd..b4b0672b5 100644
--- a/server/models/Atlas.js
+++ b/server/models/Atlas.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import slug from 'slug';
+import randomstring from 'randomstring';
 import {
   DataTypes,
   sequelize,
@@ -5,10 +7,13 @@ import {
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import Document from './Document';
 
+slug.defaults.mode = 'rfc3986';
+
 const allowedAtlasTypes = [['atlas', 'journal']];
 
 const Atlas = sequelize.define('atlas', {
   id: { type: DataTypes.UUID, defaultValue: DataTypes.UUIDV4, primaryKey: true },
+  urlId: { type: DataTypes.STRING, unique: true },
   name: DataTypes.STRING,
   description: DataTypes.STRING,
   type: { type: DataTypes.STRING, validate: { isIn: allowedAtlasTypes } },
@@ -20,6 +25,9 @@ const Atlas = sequelize.define('atlas', {
   tableName: 'atlases',
   paranoid: true,
   hooks: {
+    beforeValidate: (collection) => {
+      collection.urlId = collection.urlId || randomstring.generate(10);
+    },
     afterCreate: async (collection) => {
       if (collection.type !== 'atlas') return;
 
@@ -38,8 +46,12 @@ const Atlas = sequelize.define('atlas', {
     },
   },
   instanceMethods: {
+    getUrl() {
+      // const slugifiedName = slug(this.name);
+      // return `/${slugifiedName}-c${this.urlId}`;
+      return `/collections/${this.id}`;
+    },
     async buildStructure() {
-      console.log('start');
       if (this.navigationTree) return this.navigationTree;
 
       const getNodeForDocument = async (document) => {
diff --git a/server/models/Document.js b/server/models/Document.js
index 830ae14ba..43ea21899 100644
--- a/server/models/Document.js
+++ b/server/models/Document.js
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ import Revision from './Revision';
 
 slug.defaults.mode = 'rfc3986';
 
-const generateSlug = (title, urlId) => {
-  const slugifiedTitle = slug(title);
-  return `${slugifiedTitle}-${urlId}`;
-};
-
 const createRevision = async (doc) => {
   // Create revision of the current (latest)
   await Revision.create({
@@ -80,7 +75,7 @@ const Document = sequelize.define('document', {
   paranoid: true,
   hooks: {
     beforeValidate: (doc) => {
-      doc.urlId = randomstring.generate(15);
+      doc.urlId = doc.urlId || randomstring.generate(10);
     },
     beforeCreate: documentBeforeSave,
     beforeUpdate: documentBeforeSave,
@@ -88,12 +83,9 @@ const Document = sequelize.define('document', {
     afterUpdate: async (doc) => await createRevision(doc),
   },
   instanceMethods: {
-    buildUrl() {
-      const slugifiedTitle = slug(this.title);
-      return `${slugifiedTitle}-${this.urlId}`;
-    },
     getUrl() {
-      return `/documents/${this.id}`;
+      const slugifiedTitle = slug(this.title);
+      return `/d/${slugifiedTitle}-${this.urlId}`;
     },
   },
 });
diff --git a/server/presenters.js b/server/presenters.js
index ada922646..83e64f87b 100644
--- a/server/presenters.js
+++ b/server/presenters.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export async function presentDocument(ctx, document, options) {
 
   const data = {
     id: document.id,
-    url: document.buildUrl(),
+    url: document.getUrl(),
     private: document.private,
     title: document.title,
     text: document.text,
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export function presentCollection(ctx, collection, includeRecentDocuments=false)
   return new Promise(async (resolve, _reject) => {
     const data = {
       id: collection.id,
+      url: collection.getUrl(),
       name: collection.name,
       description: collection.description,
       type: collection.type,