Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to slink

URL shortener for the command line, using Goo.gl.

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

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

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   GGL.LINK▲213

   Free Google link shortener

   2024 · dub.co · its alternatives →

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   chl.li URL shortener▲132

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

   2019 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Short.cm▲182

   White label url shortener, create branded links for free

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   goo.gl▲5

   The URL Shortener by Google

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Trim▲94

   Custom URL Shortener

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   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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   Take Me There▲93

   URL Shortener powered by Google Apps Script

   2019 · its alternatives →

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   TL;DR-ify▲91

   A URL shortener for text selections (Chrome extension)

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    srty.link▲101

    The truly tiny link shortener built for quick verbal sharing

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    PH.dog▲127

    Product Hunt url shortener

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    FossURL▲81

    HTML-JS URL shortener without fancy server side processing

    2018 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    URL Shortener Extension▲126

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

    2022 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Short.cm 2.0▲99

    Link shortener for your business. Custom domains, teams, API

    2019 · its alternatives →

15. 15SL
    Shortlink – Local, easy to remember URL aliases▲22

    2017 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Ghurl – URL Shortener with GitHub Issues▲22

    2016 · ghurl.github.io · its alternatives →

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    URL shortener with UTM tracking▲21

    Shorten, share and track clicks. All in one tool.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    parg.co URL Shortener▲65

    Shorten any URL and get a short one using parg.co tool

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Goo.io▲1

    Free URL Shortener - Simplify, share and track custom URLs

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    DiggURL.com▲13

    Url Shortener With Lazy Button

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    RISTEK.Link▲11

    World's easiest open-source free customisable url shortener

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    QuickShort▲11

    Url shortener

    2025 · quickshortio.netlify.app · its alternatives →

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    Shorten – A Personal URL Shortener with GitHub Pages▲12

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ChotuURL▲12

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

    2025 · chotuurl.vercel.app · 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 →