Link2U AlternativesURL Shorteners and other similar apps like Link2U

Link2U is described as 'Hosted temporary link shortener service that empowers you to create and manage custom short links with ease. Launch professional link shortening web apps featuring expiration timers, click analytics, custom domains, and owner-controlled dashboards' and is a URL Shortener in the online services category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Link2U, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Linux, Windows and Chrome OS apps. The best Link2U alternative is bit.ly, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to Link2U are Catbox, MagLit, Polr and YOURLS.

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  1. bit.ly icon
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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.

    203 bit.ly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Internet Explorer
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  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.

    36 Catbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. MagLit icon
     11 likes

    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.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. 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.

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

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

    140 YOURLS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

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

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

    136 Shlink alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. TinyURL icon
     30 likes

    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...

    174 TinyURL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. adf.ly icon
     42 likes

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

    150 adf.ly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Linkly icon
     3 likes

    Linkly is a tool to help affiliate marketers track clicks and improve revenues. Links supports click tracking, link cloaking, iPhone & Android app store redirection, geotargeting, retargeting, on site linkify words, automatic linking and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  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.

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    • Online
     
  11. Shorte.st icon
     27 likes

    Use shorte.st link shortener to make money online. We pay for each visitor to yourshort link.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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