Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Shady URL

Don't just shorten your URL, make it suspicious and frighten

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shady URL launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   URLify▲150

   Turn your URL's into suspicious looking links

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   SHRTURL▲269

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

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Do Not Link▲63

   Link without improving search engine position

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Very Legit Link▲4

   Turn any link into a suspicious looking one

   2018 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Crumble▲75

   Prevent sites from tracking you across the web

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Check My Links▲82

   Highlights broken links on page

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Unfurlr▲100

   Find the original URL that is hiding behind shortened URL

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Shitty User Names▲101

   Generate crude and unusual usernames

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   LinksSpy▲146

   Stop wasting time finding (SEO) link opportunities

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    + Link▲72

    A URL Shortener that helps combat phishing

    2018 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Bad URL Shortener▲4

    Possibly the worst url shortener on the internet!

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    HotStash▲17

    Save those "special" links for later. Anonymously.

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13FT
    Filter the web by Hacker News▲146

    2016 · hackernewsfilter.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Null Refer▲56

    Link anonymously.

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hater News▲103

    Exposing internet trolls and haters

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16AO
    An Open Source Tool to Combat Clickbait Links▲81

    2016 · links.spince.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Unindexed ▲104

    Websites that self-destruct after Google indexes 'em

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Reddit Under 100▲112

    Stop wasting time on Reddit threads where you won't be seen

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Tor2web▲66

    Browse the anonymous internet

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Antibait▲88

    Protects you from clickbaits

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Anonyme▲59

    Anonymous blogging.

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Fuck This Page▲17

    Take revenge on any website you dislike

    2025 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    YOURLS▲3

    Your Own URL Shortener

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24TF
    Two-faced URLs▲85

    2011 · brokenthings.org · 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 →