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

In plain words

This URL shortener is a developer tool that runs entirely on GitHub Pages, requiring no separate server or backend infrastructure. It allows users to create shortened links while keeping everything hosted within GitHub's free platform. The tool is designed for developers who want a lightweight, self-hosted alternative to traditional URL shortening services.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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  GitHub Pages URL Shortener2020 · github.com · ▲4

  Host your own URL Shortener for free on GitHub!

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  Shorten – A Personal URL Shortener with GitHub Pages2017 · github.com · ▲12

  Shorten URLs with GitHub repositories and the http-equiv attribute. - kashav/go-url-shortener

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  Fast URL Shortener2021 · rapidapi-example-url-shortener.vercel.app · ▲121

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  FossURL2018 · ▲81

  HTML-JS URL shortener without fancy server side processing

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  Talanoa▲346

  Hi HN, I’m a fullstack developer, and honestly, I’ve lost count of how many side projects I’ve worked on over the years. But one idea kept coming back to me: a different kind of email client. It first came to me in 2014: “What if we could handle emails more like conversations?” Every year, I’d revisit this concept in my “Build Notes.” Ten years later, no one had built exactly what I had in mind — so I finally decided to do it myself. That’s how Talanoa was born. I wanted something focused on people, not timelines. I was tired of marking messages as unread just to remember to reply later, or…

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  The most powerful screen recorder for Chrome

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  Plot all your projects chronologically

  Work · 2020 · notion.so

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