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Life & fun · September 21, 2011

A simple url shortener written in Node

Was bored at work so I threw this together. First bash at a Node app. Built a simple Chrome extension for it too.

A simple url shortener written in Node launched on September 21, 2011 with 16 votes, #80 of 306 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 15 years on.

In plain words

This is a URL shortener application built with Node.js, created as a learning project. It includes a Chrome extension for convenient access directly from the browser. The tool shortens long web addresses into compact links, making them easier to share and manage. Developers can view the source code and contribute to the project on GitHub.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Not Another URL Shortener. Contribute to danieltreacy/naurls development by creating an account on GitHub.

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