ShortenMyURL AlternativesURL Shorteners and other similar apps like ShortenMyURL

ShortenMyURL is described as 'Shortening URLs helps to manage them for both large-scale projects and everyday tasks. Shorter URLs save valuable space in your spreadsheets by fitting in smaller cells. They also look better than their full-length versions' and is a URL Shortener in the online services category. There are more than 25 alternatives to ShortenMyURL for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Windows, Linux and Android apps. The best ShortenMyURL alternative is bit.ly, which is free. Other great apps like ShortenMyURL are y.gy, Beacons, Polr and MagLit.

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  1. bit.ly icon

    bit.ly

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    Shorten URLs from anywhere with bit.ly. Bit.ly allows users to shorten, share, and track links (URLs). Reducing the URL length makes sharing easier. Bit.ly is available as a website, as a bookmarklet, and as a robust and open API.

    193 bit.ly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Internet Explorer
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Plugin for Firefox Expand bit.ly links (and many other short links) on any web page to see page titles and links to bit.ly Info pages before clicking.
     

    • bit.ly is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & Android Tablet alternative to ShortenMyURL.

    • bit.ly is the most popular free alternative to ShortenMyURL.

    • bit.ly is Freemium and ProprietaryShortenMyURL is Free and Open Source
  2. y.gy icon

    y.gy

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    y.gy is a modern link shortener and alternative to Bitly. Shorten Links. Make QR Codes. Analyze Traffic. Stop Bots. Do everything by API. No usage limits. Invite your team. Use your domains. Links live forever, if you want them to.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Landing page
     

    • y.gy is the most popular commercial alternative to ShortenMyURL.

    • y.gy is Paid and ProprietaryShortenMyURL is Free and Open Source
    • y.gy is LightweightShortenMyURL is not according to our users
  4. Beacons icon

    Beacons

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    Create a free, beautiful, and highly customizable link in bio website with Beacons. Join over 2 million creators around the world and set up your easy-to-use link in bio site in minutes to build your brand, grow your audience, and monetize your content.

    125 Beacons alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • Beacons is the most popular iPad alternative to ShortenMyURL.

    • Beacons is Freemium and ProprietaryShortenMyURL is Free and Open Source
  5. Polr icon

    Polr

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    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.

    138 Polr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • PHP
    Polr screenshot 1
     

    • Polr is the most popular Windows, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to ShortenMyURL.

    • Polr is the most popular Open Source alternative to ShortenMyURL.

    • Polr is Free and Open SourceShortenMyURL is also Free and Open Source
  6. MagLit icon

    MagLit

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    MagLit is an encrypted and privacy respecting Link Shortener service that supports not only your regular website links but also Magnet Links which are extensively used to download and share torrents.

    83 MagLit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    MagLit screenshot 1
     
  7. YOURLS icon

    YOURLS

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    YOURLS is a set of PHP script that will allow you to run your own URL shortener, a la TinyURL/bit.ly

    134 YOURLS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    Admin Panel
     
  9. Shlink icon

    Shlink

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

    130 Shlink alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. TinyURL icon

    TinyURL

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    Are you sick of posting URLs in emails only to have it break when sent causing the recipient to have to cut and paste it back together? Then youve come to the right place. By entering in a URL in the text field below, we will create a tiny URL that will not break in email...

    164 TinyURL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    TinyURL screenshot 1
     
  11. Linklog icon

    Linklog

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    LinkLog is an URL Shortener and IP grabber that lets you see tons of info about a person just by telling them to press a link.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  14. Anonymous Redirect Links icon

    Anonymous Redirect Links

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    Generate anonymous redirect links with a strict no-referrer policy. Protect privacy, hide referrer information, and keep your visitors safe online.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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