Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Niny.io - A simple oss link shortener

Works with shareX and generates QR codes too!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Niny.io - A simple oss link shortener launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Y.GY▲184
A simple link shortener and QR code creator
2024 · app.y.gy · its alternatives →
2
Notiolink▲178
Free self-host branded link shortener & linktree
2022 · notiolink.thcl.dev · its alternatives →
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Short.io▲76
Free URL shortener with your custom domain name
2022 · short.io · its alternatives →
4
→▲7
Free #nocode link shortener
2020 · xn--55g.to · its alternatives →
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idm.in▲85
URL shortener for marketers and campaign tracking
2024 · idm.in · its alternatives →
6
W3 URL Shortener▲97
Fast, free and decentralized URL shortener
2023 · w3.do · its alternatives →
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I built a FOSS service to protect against link shorteners tracking us▲57
2019 · unshort.link · its alternatives →
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Clean Links▲13
Hey HN, A couple of months ago, my brother and I built a little macOS cli app for ourselves. The idea was to remove tracking parameters from share urls from Instagram, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Reddit, Twitter, Tiktok, etc. Also, URL shorteners. A bit later, after seeing a lot of "quishing" attacks here in Ireland, we ported it iOS and added support for scanning QR codes and previewing (and expanding) URLs from QR codes. This is something the iOS camera app doesn't do. Today, we've released it on the App Store. It's completely free and also free from tracking, analytics, ads etc. It…
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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MagLit▲20
Open source privacy respecting encrypted link shortener
2022 · its alternatives →
10
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 →
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An open-source alternative to Bitly▲51
Sink is A Simple / Speedy / Secure Link Shortener with Analytics run on Cloudflare.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Turly▲7
Free URL shortener with QR codes and custom endings.
2025 · turly.pages.dev · its alternatives →
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Taps.io is bit.ly for apps▲27
2013 · blog.tapstream.com · its alternatives →
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LinkShortener.Io▲5
Your all-in-one- link shortener and QR code solution!
2023 · linkshortener.io · its alternatives →
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URL Shortener with Analytics & QR Codes▲5
Shorten links, track clicks & make QR codes — 100% free
May 2026 · meshalive.com · its alternatives →
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jmpz.io All-in-One URL Shortener with AI▲6
Shorten, track & share links smarter, Secure notes and API.
2025 · its alternatives →
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Jinx – a link shortener you host free on GitHub Pages▲9
Sep 2026 · jinx.fyi · its alternatives →
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Tynyfy▲7
A minimalistic URL shortener
2023 · its alternatives →
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Yet Another Short Link Service▲13
Free Basic API & QR codes to shorten links
2024 · yasl.at · its alternatives →
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REDR.io | Securely share your URLs▲7
The Secure way to Share Shortened URLs.
2025 · puny.io · its alternatives →
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Shortenr▲10
Next-gen link shortener with Surveys, file sharing, and more
2025 · its alternatives →
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Tny.ws▲10
URL Shortener, Smart QR & One Link for Apps
2025 · tny.ws · its alternatives →
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SendLink.io▲6
Shorten, Track and Manage Your URLs
2024 · sendlink.io · its alternatives →
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RISTEK.Link▲11
World's easiest open-source free customisable url shortener
2021 · ristek.link · its alternatives →

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