about the project

A URL shortener that gets out of your way.

MicrLink turns long URLs into short ones on micrl.ink. It counts clicks, generates QR codes, and respects your time. No signup form, no dashboard with twelve widgets you’ll never use, no “upgrade to unlock.”

What it does

• Shortens any http(s) URL in a single click. Paste, press enter, done.
• Custom codes let you pick a slug that reads like a promise — e.g. micrl.ink/spring-sale.
• Tracks clicks and exposes stats at micrl.ink/s/your-code — total visits, a 14-day chart, and a recent-clicks feed.
• Generates QR codes client-side for every short link, downloadable as a transparent PNG.
• Redirects in one hop with a 302 — so click counts stay honest and browsers don’t skip our server.

What it deliberately doesn’t do

• No accounts. No email harvesting. No “free tier vs pro.”
• No behavioral ads. We don’t sell data to anybody and we couldn’t if we wanted to — see the privacy policy.
• No browser fingerprinting, no cross-site cookies, no third-party analytics scripts.
• No link rewriting after the fact. A short code points to one URL, forever.

Stack

Built with Next.js 16, React 19, and Supabase (Postgres). Hosted on the edge, so every redirect resolves in a handful of milliseconds regardless of where you click from. The whole thing is a handful of TypeScript files — simple by design.

Who’s it for

Anyone who needs to pass a URL to another human without making them squint at a sixty-character mess. Marketers sharing campaign links, developers posting docs in Slack, streamers throwing links in chat, event organizers putting QR codes on posters — if you need to turn long into short, MicrLink is for you.

Questions, feedback, or a bug? Reach out via the source repo linked in the footer.