I made an open-source Bitly alternative

In plain words

Dub is an open-source URL shortener built as an alternative to Bitly. It allows developers and businesses to create shortened links, track analytics, and manage redirects. The tool is self-hosted, giving users control over their own infrastructure and data. It's designed for those who want a customizable, privacy-focused link management solution instead of relying on commercial services.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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  Dub.co2024 · dub.co · ▲1,475

  Short links with superpowers

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  An open-source alternative to Bitly2024 · github.com · ▲51

  Sink is A Simple / Speedy / Secure Link Shortener with Analytics run on Cloudflare.

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  Dubly.io Video translator2023 · dubly.ai · ▲81

  Translate and dub videos quickly and efficiently with AI

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  Dublr2016 · ▲63

  A cool way to dub to a video and share.

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  Subly2020 · getsubly.com · ▲219

  Free automated tool to add captions on video.

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  Replit.sh2021 · ▲91

  Lightweight, free, and open source URL shortener

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  /dev/null▲481

  a social network for devs

  Dev tools · 2d ago · dev-null.sh

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  Whiteboard (YC W26) – an open-source IDE for thoughtful software design▲423

  open-source IDE for thoughtful software design. Contribute to devdotfast/whiteboard development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 27d ago · github.com

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  Reladraw – A diagram language where you decide where to place things▲411

  Contribute to reladraw/reladraw development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 25d ago · github.com

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  OpenBot▲362

  Grok Bot alternative: free, local, open-source, multiplayer

  Dev tools · 22d ago · openbot.run

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  Talanoa▲341

  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…

  Dev tools · 20d ago · talanoa.email

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  CoreSpeed▲332

  One MCP for everything your agents need: apps, memory, tools

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  I may have created a new type of puzzle▲1,859

  Life & fun · 2022 · dogbunnypuzzle.com

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  I'm building an open-source Amazon▲1,335

  A couple of years ago, I had an interesting idea. What if there was a marketplace where all the underlying tech was open-source? The order management system, the storefront, customer support, etc. The marketplace would simply connect to the seller’s infra instead of locking them in. If, for some reason, the seller is removed from the marketplace, their software stays with them and they can continue accepting orders directly. This model can be used to disrupt any marketplace from AirBNB to UberEats: building tech for home renters and restaurants and later, leveraging that to build a competing…

  Dev tools · 2022 · openship.org

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  Polywork▲1,214

  Discover opportunities to collaborate

  Life & fun · 2022

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  xTiles▲1,036

  Organize your ideas & projects visually

  Work · 2022 · xtiles.app

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  Arcade 2.0▲1,026

  The easiest way to showcase your product

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  Maven▲978

  100+ live courses taught by experts, education reimagined

  Life & fun · 2022 · maven.com