Growth · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to X Link Preview
Elevate your link previews with custom images
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. X Link Preview launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Link Preview API▲198Free API to get Open Graph data, title & images for any URL
Jul 2026 · exabase.io · its alternatives →
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Check Preview your website og image, meta tags, favicon, etc.
2024 · linkpreview.xyz · its alternatives →
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Preview links without leaving your current page
2024 · maxfoc.us · its alternatives →
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The OG▲396Twitter killed link previews, we're bringing them back
2023 · theog.io · its alternatives →
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Show the Link▲152Automatically post X links with headlines and URLs again
2023 · showthe.link · its alternatives →
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Link Previews▲135Google Docs™ add-on to turn links/URLs into smart chips
2023 · workspace.google.com · its alternatives →
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Linkz.ai 3.0▲466Maximize visitor retention with live link previews
2024 · linkz.ai · its alternatives →
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Check social media link previews while you browse
2019 · socialsharepreview.com · its alternatives →
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Clubhype▲190Social media previews and landing pages for Clubhouse events
2021 · clubhype.io · its alternatives →
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Pretty Links▲264The easy way to customize Facebook link previews
2017 · prettylinks.co · its alternatives →
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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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Linkz.ai 2.0▲263Keep visitors on your website & blog with live link previews
2023 · linkz.ai · its alternatives →
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ShareKit.io▲169The easiest way to customize Facebook link previews
2017 · sharekit.io · its alternatives →
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Bring back old Twitter cards for your website
2023 · oldtwittercards.mediamask.io · its alternatives →
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2021 · ogimg.io · its alternatives →
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See it, share it, slay it on linkedin
2025 · anchors.in · its alternatives →
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Hey, HN! I have been working on the MaxFocus: Link preview extension for the past month. It allows you to preview the content of a link before you open it — a handy way to scroll through your feed without opening multiple tabs. Some of the extra features: — Read mode and dark mode for articles — Almost full customisation of UI and behaviour — Advanced safety: we use a few services to check the links for malware and phishing — AI summaries and extracting key points for the previewed page (Claude) — It also works even faster than opening links in a new tab It now gets 30-50 new users per day…
2024 · maxfoc.us · its alternatives →
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