What are the best FOSS URL shorter for each platform?
Is this something that needs to be per platform? URL shorteners typically get used though a browser and run on a remote server.
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They must be looking for an app, but generally speaking apps are less secure than simply using a website soooo 
what are some good privacy-friendly no bullshit websites?
It can’t be FOSS by design, url shortener must rely on a website.
Relying on remote server opens up more possibility for tracking and makes me dependent on some server beeing online.
How are apps less secure?
If I download an app, I can be assured that the same code is running every time I start it, not like with websites that could always change how their backend behaves without telling me
Then it sounds like you want a bookmark manager rather than a URL shortener. A “URL shortener,” to me at least, means you can generate a short URL that anyone can use to get to the original site; no different from sharing the real URL, aside from being shorter and requesting an extra server. https://tnyr.me/#3mMdjT8raY for example.
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Why “by design” ?
At least on Android, there is an app that work completely offline and its FOSS.
I want an app that takes a URL, and removes everything that is not necessary to point to the target
That would be a cleaner, not a shortener.
Just use each service’s built-in one if they have it. Usually if there’s some kind of share button they’ll have a first party URL shortener.
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PikaPods added Shlink recently. If you own a short url already, could be a good combo.
URLCheck is what I use on Android and it works flawlessly. It is also more customisable than LĂ©on and offers an option to scan any link with VirusTotal (although you do need an API key for this).
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