Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Bad URL Shortener

Possibly the worst url shortener on the internet!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bad URL Shortener launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1IC
   I created a URL shortener that can be entirely hosted on GitHub Pages▲355

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   SHRTURL▲269

   Edit any webpage. Get short URL. Troll your friends!

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Trim▲94

   Custom URL Shortener

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   URLify▲150

   Turn your URL's into suspicious looking links

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   URLY TIPS URL SHORTENER▲6

   SHORTENER OF URLS

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Delicious URL maker▲8

   URL Shortener

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   World API Shortener▲79

   Shorten any link you want, with no accounts

   2023 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Short Menu 4.0▲128

   The most powerful URL shortener for iOS

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Fast URL Shortener▲121

   Shorten URLs like a pro

   2021 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Urlnet▲110

    Dead simple anonymous url shortener

    2020 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    PH.dog▲127

    Product Hunt url shortener

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    tinr.co | URL Shortener▲9

    A simple url shortener with no unnecessary features.

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    URL Shortener▲104

    Extremely powerful URL Shortener with open stats

    2019 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    chl.li URL shortener▲132

    A simple, modern, free and privacy-friendly URL shortener.

    2019 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    + Link▲72

    A URL Shortener that helps combat phishing

    2018 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    DiggURL.com▲13

    Url Shortener With Lazy Button

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    goo.gl▲5

    The URL Shortener by Google

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    emoji.sexy▲92

    The emoji URL shortener 🍕😃💩

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Clio URL Shortener▲31

    A URL Shortener by Clio Websites

    2025 · cliow.com · its alternatives →

20. 20SU
    Simplest Url Shortener▲6

    2024 · utile.website · its alternatives →

21. 21
    URL Shortener API▲10

    Free & simple URL Shortener API

    2018 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Very Legit Link▲4

    Turn any link into a suspicious looking one

    2018 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    URL Shortener▲3

    URL Shortener is the easiest way to shorten your long links.

    2022 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Shitty Emoji URL Shortener▲5

    Emoji URL's is the new sexy.

    2017 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →