Open Source Link Management & Shorteners Software

Link Management & Shorteners software converts long URLs into concise, human-readable shortcuts for easier sharing. These tools track visitor clicks and conversion rates to measure the effectiveness of digital marketing campaigns. This type of software serves marketers and business owners who need to organize online profiles and branded links. By hosting these apps on private servers, you keep click logs and visitor analytics on your own hardware. This approach ensures that your redirection rules and destination URLs remain under your direct administration.

This page lists 13 open source tools in the Link Management & Shorteners category. The most popular are Dub Links, YOURLS and Kutt. Most use the MIT or AGPL-3.0 license, and 11 offer an official Docker image.

Dub Links

Link Management & Shorteners

A link attribution platform for creating short links, tracking conversions, and managing affiliate programs with analytics.

24k StarsWeb App / Server

YOURLS

Link Management & Shorteners

A self hosted link management system for creating and tracking short URLs on a private server.

12k StarsWeb App / Server

Kutt

Link Management & Shorteners

A self-hosted link management system for shortening URLs with custom domain support and private usage statistics.

11k StarsWeb App / Server

Sink

Link Management & Shorteners

A serverless link shortener that provides URL compression, visitor analytics, and customizable slugs via Cloudflare infrastructure.

7k StarsWeb App / Server

Shlink

Link Management & Shorteners

A self-hosted URL shortener that allows users to manage and serve shortened links under custom domains.

5.2k StarsWeb App / Server

LinkStack

Link Management & Shorteners

A self-hosted link management platform for creating customizable landing pages to showcase multiple online profiles.

3.7k StarsWeb App / Server

Slash

Link Management & Shorteners

A self-hosted platform for creating customizable, human-readable shortcuts to organize and share frequently used links.

3.2k StarsWeb App / Server

LittleLink

Website Builders

A self-hosted link management page with branded buttons and themes that requires no frameworks or JavaScript.

3k StarsWeb App / Server

WR.DO

Link Management & Shorteners

Manage short links, temporary email addresses, subdomains, and file storage through a single self-hosted platform.

2.3k StarsWeb App / Server

Rustypaste

File Management

A minimal self-hosted file upload and pastebin service for sharing text and files via URLs.

1.2k StarsWeb App / Server

PictShare

Photo & Video Management

Self-hosted hosting service for images, videos, and text bins with a resizing and upload API.

944 StarsWeb App / Server

Chhoto URL

Link Management & Shorteners

A lightweight self-hosted URL shortener written in Rust that focuses on simplicity and minimal resource usage.

920 StarsWeb App / Server

Lua.sh

Link Management & Shorteners

A self-hosted URL shortening service with click tracking, custom domain support, and a management dashboard for links.

336 StarsWeb App / Server
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