Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to The OG

Twitter killed link previews, we're bringing them back

The OG is a free tool that generates clickable link previews for social media posts on the fly, without requiring website updates. It addresses the gap left after Twitter removed its native link preview feature. The… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The OG launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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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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OG Image Generator▲569
Open Graph & Twitter image templates for Next.js
2024 · ogimage.org · its alternatives →
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Link Preview API▲198
Free API to get Open Graph data, title & images for any URL
Jul 2026 · exabase.io · its alternatives →
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Linkz.ai 3.0▲466
Maximize visitor retention with live link previews
2024 · linkz.ai · its alternatives →
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OG Image Builder▲13
Free OG Image generator for link sharing
2025 · readytools.co · its alternatives →
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OG IMPACT▲175
A free, open source API for generating social media images
2020 · ogimpact.sh · its alternatives →
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ogsupa▲105
An open-source open graph image generator
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Olly▲505
In-browser AI comments, posts, viral scores in seconds
2024 · olly.social · its alternatives →
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Previewmojo▲455
Auto generate social media preview images
2019 · previewmojo.com · its alternatives →
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Peeklink▲90
Customized Link Previews for 🔥 Posts
2018 · peek.link · its alternatives →
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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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Piar.io▲317
Optimize link preview for any social networks and messengers
2020 · piar.me · its alternatives →
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Linkz.ai 2.0▲263
Keep visitors on your website & blog with live link previews
2023 · linkz.ai · its alternatives →
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Linkpop by Shopify▲299
A link in bio tool that's custom-made for commerce
2022 · shopify.com · its alternatives →
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Meta Previews▲206
Extract meta tags from any website
2024 · metapreviews.com · its alternatives →
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Placid▲275
Generate Open Graph and Twitter Card images automatically
2018 · placid.app · its alternatives →
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Font Generator▲158
Visually preview fonts for IG and Twitter
2020 · metatags.io · its alternatives →
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Open Graph Preview Tool▲134
Preview how your website would look on social media
2023 · pika.style · its alternatives →
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Show the Link▲152
Automatically post X links with headlines and URLs again
2023 · showthe.link · its alternatives →
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Programmable “link preview” thumbnails for your website's pages▲18
2021 · ogimg.io · its alternatives →
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Social Share Preview▲133
Check social media link previews while you browse
2019 · socialsharepreview.com · its alternatives →
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LinkSend.io▲176
Turn any link into a powerful lead-gen machine
2024 · bubble.io · its alternatives →
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OG Image Tester and Preview▲7
Get easy to use, sharable links that you can test everywhere
Dec 2025 · ogimagepreview.com · its alternatives →
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Opengraph Image Generator▲89
An easy opengraph image generator that gives you meta links
2021 · og-image.xyz · its alternatives →

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