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Chhoto URL

Chhoto URL

Chhoto URL is a blazingly fast, self-hosted URL shortener written in Rust. Minimal dependencies, a tiny footprint, and zero unnecessary features or bloat for clean deployments.

Open source alternative to:

BitlyBitlyTinyURLTinyURLShort.ioShort.ioRebrandlyRebrandly
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Version history

25 releases· tracked since May 14, 2026

  1. 7.8.4

    Detected on October 14, 2026

  2. 7.8.3

    Detected on October 8, 2026

  3. 7.8.2

    Detected on September 24, 2026

  4. 7.8.1

    Detected on September 22, 2026

  5. 7.8.0

    Detected on September 20, 2026

  6. 7.7.1

    Detected on September 18, 2026

  7. 7.6.1

    Detected on September 16, 2026

  8. 7.5.5

    Detected on September 12, 2026

  9. 7.5.3

    Detected on September 5, 2026

  10. 7.5.1

    Detected on September 3, 2026

  11. 7.5.0

    Detected on July 29, 2026

  12. 7.4.10

    Detected on July 12, 2026

  13. 7.4.8

    Detected on July 10, 2026

  14. 7.4.5

    Detected on July 8, 2026

  15. 7.4.4

    Detected on July 6, 2026

  16. 7.4.2

    Detected on July 4, 2026

  17. 7.4.1

    Detected on July 2, 2026

  18. 7.2.4

    Detected on June 28, 2026

  19. 7.2.3

    Detected on June 26, 2026

  20. 7.2.1

    Detected on June 7, 2026

  21. 7.2.0

    Detected on May 28, 2026

  22. 7.1.5

    Detected on May 26, 2026

  23. 7.1.2

    Detected on May 22, 2026

  24. 7.0.4

    Detected on May 16, 2026

  25. 7.0.1

    First tracked version

    Detected on May 14, 2026

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OpenAltFinder Score
80/100
Project Health (50%)
61/100
License (20%)
100/100
Self-hostable (20%)
100/100
Recency (10%)
100/100
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Project Details
License
MIT
Self hostable
Yes
Repository details
Version
7.8.4
Created
11/21/2022
Stars
987
Forks
97
Open issues
2
Last commit
10/17/2026

Updated 10/18/2026, 7:00:30 PM

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