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Dev tools · July 6, 2018

Itty bitty

A tool to create websites contained within their own link

Itty bitty launched on July 6, 2018 with 374 votes, #26 of 2,673 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.

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In plain words

Itty Bitty is a tool for creating websites that exist entirely within a single URL. The site content is encoded into the link itself, eliminating the need for external hosting or servers. It's designed for users who want to share portable web content privately—nothing is stored on external servers. Users can create poetry, applications, ASCII art, or bypass character limits on social platforms. The tool is open source and suitable for developers and creative individuals seeking a lightweight way to build and distribute web content.

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From the sources

Itty bitty sites are contained entirely within their own link. This means they're... 💼Portable - you don't need a server to host them 👁Private - nothing is sent to–or stored on–this server 🎁Easy to share as a link or QR code Ideas: ✒️Compose poetry 🛠Create an app 🐦Bypass a 140 280 char limit 🎨Express yourself in ascii

itty bitty things can be conveyed in a link.

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