Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to MetaShort

Quickly change a 🔗 link's social media appearance

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. MetaShort launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Pretty Links▲264

   The easy way to customize Facebook link previews

   2017 · prettylinks.co · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Metalink▲79

   Add custom meta tags to any URL 🔗

   2021 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Meta Tags▲553

   Visually preview, edit and generate your meta tags

   2018 · metatags.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   relink.page▲106

   Customize the way your links appear on Twitter

   2022 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   How Does It Look On Social?▲386

   Check how your page or blog's metadata renders on social.

   2018 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   GlimpseLink▲93

   Customize your link previews for social media

   2019 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   MetaShift▲9

   Easily customize link previews on social media

   2018 · metashift.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Metacheck – preview how any link appears on social media and chat apps▲165

   Hey HN, I’ve been an indie hacker for a while, but I haven’t had much success with my past projects. Recently, I came across Marc Lou’s advice about building free tools just for fun, so I decided to give it a shot. I built Metacheck, a simple tool that lets you preview how any link will appear on Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Whatsapp, Telegram, and other platforms. No API keys, no setup—just paste a link and see the preview. Why I built this I often ran into issues where social platforms displayed broken or unexpected link previews. Debugging Open Graph meta tags was annoying, so I made a tool…

   2025 · metacheck.appstate.co · its alternatives →

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   Hey Meta▲527

   Quickly check, improve and generate your website's meta tags

   2018 · heymeta.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Peeklink▲90

    Customized Link Previews for 🔥 Posts

    2018 · peek.link · its alternatives →

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    Link transformer▲176

    Transform links to plain text to share on any social media

    2022 · devapt.com · its alternatives →

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    Linkie▲234

    Like Linktree, but sexier and unbranded

    2025 · linkie.bio · its alternatives →

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    The OG▲396

    Twitter killed link previews, we're bringing them back

    2023 · theog.io · its alternatives →

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    Linkpreview, see how your sites looks in social media and chat apps▲362

    Check Preview your website og image, meta tags, favicon, etc.

    2024 · linkpreview.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Linktree▲429

    Connect audiences to all your content with one link

    2016 · linktr.ee · its alternatives →

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    ThreadMagic▲327

    Probably the easiest way to get popular on LinkedIn

    2022 · socialpilot.co · its alternatives →

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    Prevue.ly▲72

    Customize the preview of any link on social media

    2021 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Links Tree▲76

    One link for all your links

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Linkkle▲208

    All your important links in one place

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    SocialPort.io▲127

    A URL shortener to edit Facebook & Twitter link previews

    2018 · socialport.io · its alternatives →

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    Clubhype▲190

    Social media previews and landing pages for Clubhouse events

    2021 · clubhype.io · its alternatives →

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    LinkMagic▲77

    Fast and easy way to make clickable images for your posts

    2018 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Meta Previews▲206

    Extract meta tags from any website

    2024 · metapreviews.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Show the Link▲152

    Automatically post X links with headlines and URLs again

    2023 · showthe.link · 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 →