Cut It Short. Track It Deep.
Many link shorteners reduce long URLs.
Few show what happens after someone clicks the link.
I built Cut It to solve this problem.
Cut It shortens links and tracks interaction data in real time.
The platform shows who clicked, where the click came from, which device opened the link, which browser handled the request, and which platform distributed the link.
What Cut It Does
• Shortens long URLs into clean links
• Tracks click count in real time
• Detects visitor country
• Detects device type
• Detects browser used
• Detects platform where the link was shared
Example
A long URL like
**
https://example.com/products/category/2026/new-arrivals/summer-sale**
turns into
Every click records analytics data and updates the dashboard instantly.
Captured Analytics
Each interaction records structured metadata.
• country
• device type
• browser
• share platform
• timestamp
• link ID
Share platform detection examples
• WhatsApp
• X
• Facebook
• Telegram
• LinkedIn
• Email
• Direct browser
Why This Matters
Many teams send links through SMS, social media, or marketing campaigns.
Long URLs increase SMS cost and provide no analytics.
Cut It solves both problems.
• Reduce SMS cost
• Measure marketing reach
• Understand audience behavior
Tech Stack
Frontend
React with TypeScript. Pure implementation without UI frameworks.
Backend
Go (Golang) for high concurrency and fast redirects.
Database
PostgreSQL for analytics storage and query performance.
Architecture Flow
User submits a long URL
System generates a short unique ID
User shares the short link
Visitor opens the link
Backend records interaction metadata
Visitor redirects to the original URL
Dashboard updates analytics instantly
Try the Platform
Cut It Short. Track It Deep.
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