1 Short Link AlternativesURL Shorteners and other similar apps like 1 Short Link

1 Short Link is described as 'Generate short links for use in social media like Twitter and Facebook! Short link and URL shortening services, including analytics' and is a URL Shortener in the online services category. There are more than 50 alternatives to 1 Short Link, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including SaaS, Self-Hosted, Mac and Windows apps. The best 1 Short Link alternative is bit.ly, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to 1 Short Link are Catbox, Polr, YOURLS and Shlink.

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  1. bit.ly icon
     212 likes

    Enables fast URL shortening, custom back-halves, and branded domains, generates redirectable QR codes, supports bulk link management, advanced analytics, browser extensions, API access, social sharing, collaboration tools, and multi-channel use cases.

    218 bit.ly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • iPad
     
  2. Catbox icon
     35 likes

    Enjoy a 100% free file hosting with no ads, throttling, or download limits. Upload files up to 200 MB, keep them forever, and support NSFW content. Use an account to track your uploads, or stay anonymous.

    38 Catbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. Polr icon
     77 likes

    Like everything else here, Polr is an open source and self-hostable web application. It's a fast and simple URL shortener with a robust API for using with command line applications.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • PHP
     
  4. YOURLS icon
     42 likes

    Self-hosted solution for creating and managing short URLs on your own server, offering full data control, open-source code, analytics, detailed statistics, developer APIs, bookmarklets, plugin-based extensibility, tracking, custom URLs, and privacy features.

    149 YOURLS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  5. Shlink icon
     9 likes

    A self-hosted and PHP-based URL shortener application with CLI and REST interfaces

    144 Shlink alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. TinyURL icon
     30 likes

    Transforms lengthy URLs into short, secure links with options to use branded domains, track link metrics, bulk create links via API, generate QR codes, manage and edit links through a dashboard, export analytics, apply custom aliases, and control privacy.

    184 TinyURL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. adf.ly icon
     42 likes

    Earn money for each visitor to your shortened links with adf.ly! Use a URL shortening service that pays.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. URLcut.ai icon
     1 like

    AI-powered URL shortener that reads your page content and suggests smart, contextual short links with advanced analytics and QR code generation.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. T.LY icon
     5 likes

    T.LY is a link management platform built to create short URLs. You enter a long web address and receive a short link that redirects to your original page.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Opera
    • Microsoft Edge
     
  10. Zero Width Shortener (abbreviated as ZWS) is a URL shortener that shortens URLs using spaces that have zero width, making them invisible to humans.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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