Yes, Kutt is open source under the MIT license. You can use, modify, and distribute it freely within the terms of the license.

Can I self-host Kutt?

Yes, Kutt can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure, giving you full control over your data and deployment.

What does Kutt replace?

Kutt is an open source alternative to Bitly. It provides similar functionality while being free and community-driven.

Kutt has 10.7k stars on GitHub, indicating a strong and active community of users and contributors.

Kutt

Modern open source URL shortener with custom domains

MITSelf-hostableTypeScriptReactNode.js

url-shortenerlinkscustom-domains

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10.7k

Stars

1.4k

Forks

Contributors

Feb 2026

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Bitly

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