Shorten URL AlternativesURL Shorteners and other similar apps like Shorten URL

Shorten URL is described as 'Firefox extension that shortens long URLs from the context menu or toolbar button, with your selected URL shortener. The result is displayed in location bar. Shorten URL supports more than 100 URL shorteners' and is a URL Shortener in the web browsers category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Shorten URL for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Google Chrome, Linux and Mozilla Firefox apps. The best Shorten URL alternative is bit.ly, which is free. Other great apps like Shorten URL are YOURLS, TinyURL, adf.ly and URL Multishortener.

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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. 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
     
  3. 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
     
  4. 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
     
  5. Each day have more and more shorteners on the Internet. This list currently available in the URL MultiShortener browser extension. They also are now separated by tabs; those that generate income by CPM, CPA or no.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Google Chrome
    • Chromium
    • Firefox
     
  6. Tiny.cc icon
     7 likes

    Changes a big URL into tiny URL. With link editing and management after creation, detailed click statistics, QR Codes and much more!

    141 Tiny.cc alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. is.gd icon
     9 likes

    a URL shortener. Mmmm, tasty URLs!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. bin.wf icon
     4 likes

    Express URL shortener and 2D QR code generator.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9.  1 like

    PHPurl is a simple script that allows users to make a shorter url. This is great when you have a long url (ex: http://blondish.net/scripts/phpurl/) and you want to make it shorter for SMS or other things that have a limit on how many characters you can type (ex: Twitter).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Wurlie icon
     11 likes

    Create your own Short Url Site now. The Wurlie PHP script comes with 100% source code, support and free updates.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
  11. Migre.me icon
     4 likes

    Shorten URLs from anywhere with website, API, Plugin for Firefox, standard migre.me Bookmarklet or applications for Twitter as the Twitterfeed, DestroyTwitter and Bdule. It has stats of links, clicks and retweets.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. Lessn More icon
     2 likes

    Lessn More is a fork of Lessn with support for more types of short URLs than Lessn supported; stats; and other enhancements.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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