Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to FossURL

HTML-JS URL shortener without fancy server side processing

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. FossURL launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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

   Minimal URL shortener that can be entirely hosted on GitHub pages. - nelsontky/gh-pages-url-shortener

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   URL Shortener▲104

   Extremely powerful URL Shortener with open stats

   2019 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Fast URL Shortener▲121

   Shorten URLs like a pro

   2021 · rapidapi-example-url-shortener.vercel.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   URL shortner without Servier side processing, simple HTML-JS-CSS▲5

   Your Own Url Shortner Without any fancy server side processing and support for custom url , which can even be hosted on GitHub Pages - bauripalash/fossurl

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   chl.li URL shortener▲132

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

   2019 · chl.li · its alternatives →

6. 6
   W3 URL Shortener▲97

   Fast, free and decentralized URL shortener

   2023 · w3.do · its alternatives →

7. 7
   A simple url shortener written in Node▲16

   Was bored at work so I threw this together. First bash at a Node app. Built a simple Chrome extension for it too.

   2011 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   URLify▲99

   Anonymous & secure URL shortener

   2019 · urlify.dev · its alternatives →

9. 9
   URL Shortener Extension▲126

   The best way to create a short links using t.ly

   2022 · t.ly · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Urlnet▲110

    Dead simple anonymous url shortener

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Toad▲134

    The simplest URL shortener

    2021 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    URL Shortener▲103

    Shorten URLs for 20+ domains

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    I built a FOSS service to protect against link shorteners tracking us▲57

    2019 · unshort.link · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Take Me There▲93

    URL Shortener powered by Google Apps Script

    2019 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    World API Shortener▲79

    Shorten any link you want, with no accounts

    2023 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Replit.sh▲91

    Lightweight, free, and open source URL shortener

    2021 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    SUGMA▲76

    Short URLs get more attention

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    GitHub Pages URL Shortener▲4

    Host your own URL Shortener for free on GitHub!

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Serverless URL shortener made using Python and AWS▲6

    Serverless URL shortener written in Python3 using the serverless framework - skulltech/shorty.sls

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Simple and free URL shortener with API▲6

    url shortener, web tools, utilities, web app

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Clio URL Shortener▲31

    A URL Shortener by Clio Websites

    2025 · cliow.com · its alternatives →

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    ChotuURL▲12

    A modern, minimal, open-source, ad-free URL shortener

    2025 · chotuurl.vercel.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    clmp.me▲60

    Minimal URL shortener

    2022 · clmp.me · its alternatives →

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    3o2.co▲12

    A beautiful, simple and free URL shortener.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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