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24 alternatives to W3Z Universe

an open source url shortener

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. W3Z Universe launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Short.cm▲182

   White label url shortener, create branded links for free

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2IC
   I created a URL shortener that can be entirely hosted on GitHub Pages▲355

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   SHRTURL▲269

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

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Delicious URL maker▲8

   URL Shortener

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Restyaboard▲197

   An open source alternative to Trello

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   W3 URL Shortener▲97

   Fast, free and decentralized URL shortener

   2023 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   URL Shortener▲104

   Extremely powerful URL Shortener with open stats

   2019 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   StackForest▲173

   A curated directory of tools and services for professionals.

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Short Menu 4.0▲128

   The most powerful URL shortener for iOS

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Wick Editor▲88

    The Internet's free and open-source creation suite

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Omniref▲144

    Stackoverflow for Github

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    ShortLink▲172

    Create local, easy to remember short links

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    URLy.world▲5

    A collection site for URL shorteners

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Fosshub▲79

    An open source for free and open source tools

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    OpenSpritz▲73

    A free speed reading bookmarklet inspired by Spritz

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Developer Ipsum▲110

    Lorem for nerds

    2021 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Waffle▲84

    Your github workflow open sourced.

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    ZenHub for Firefox▲99

    Turn GitHub into a project management suite! Plus, socks

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19PG
    PolyBrowser goes open source on GitHub. Let’s re-imagine web browsing▲47

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20SA
    Shorten – A Personal URL Shortener with GitHub Pages▲12

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21KV
    Kutt v3 – open-source URL Shortener▲7

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Linkversity▲44

    Onboard people to the codebase quickly

    2025 · linkversity.xyz · its alternatives →

23. 23
    DiggURL.com▲13

    Url Shortener With Lazy Button

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24SL
    Shortlink – Local, easy to remember URL aliases▲22

    2017 · chrome.google.com · 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 →