YouTube
youtube.com
Preserves v= and list= params.
An editorial link shortener
Quiet links. No trackers. Just the URL.
Paste any URL. We strip the tracking params, detect the platform, and hand you a six-character short link backed by Appwrite. The same engine ships as a REST API and an MCP server.
Cleaning
What gets stripped, what stays.
Removed
utm_*, fbclid, gclid, msclkid, mc_cid, igshid, ref, ref_src, spm, yclid, and dozens more.
Preserved
YouTube v/list, Google Drive file IDs, document anchors, and any param the destination actually needs. Cleaning should never break a link.
Platforms
Recognised at a glance.
Platform detection is metadata only — every short link still redirects from /{slug}. The platform helps you understand at a glance what kind of link you just shortened.
Google Drive
drive.google.com
Keeps file IDs and view modes.
linkedin.com
Strips trk= and ref= cleanly.
X / Twitter
x.com
Drops s=, t=, and ref_src=.
instagram.com
Removes igshid= and igsh=.
Notion
notion.site
Keeps the page slug intact.
Programmable
Three doors into the same engine.
Website
Paste, copy, done. The form above.
REST API
POST /api/v1/links from any language. JSON in, JSON out, with the same rate limit as the website.
MCP server
Drop into Claude Desktop or any MCP-aware agent. Three tools: create, clean, and look up.
Trust
Boring, on purpose.
No third-party analytics, no banner consent forms, no email signup wall. Click counts are aggregate integers stored against the link itself. Rate-limit identifiers are SHA-256 hashes, never raw IPs.
FAQ
Answers, not a sales pitch.
- Why another link shortener?
- Most shorteners track you. This one strips utm_* and friends before the redirect ever happens, and the source is open enough to audit.
- Are short links permanent?
- They live as long as the project does. We use a temporary redirect (307) so you can change a destination later without breaking links.
- Is there a rate limit?
- Two link creations per second per IP or API key. Reads (the redirects) are not limited.
- How is this different from a paid plan elsewhere?
- You get the website, REST API, and MCP server for AI agents from one codebase, deployed on Appwrite. No analytics-on-by-default, no paywall.