Install in one command (it checks your computer first, asks a few questions, and can set up the HOP ID hub for you):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/navi-crwn/LinkHop/main/install.sh | bash
From a clone: ./install.sh · update: ./update.sh · remove: ./uninstall.sh. Add --yes to take every default; --help lists the options.
[!NOTE]
LinkHop keeps its accounts in a HOP ID hub (HEL.ink); there is no hub-free mode. The installer sets up a hub next to LinkHop for you (the default, about a minute), or connects to one you already run. To get the hub and several apps in one go, use install-family.sh from the HEL.ink repository.
What is LinkHop?
LinkHop is the link shortener of the HOP family ("Hop Easy Link"). The family shares one account, HOP ID, kept by the hub at hel.ink / hub.hel.ink; LinkHop's dashboard lives at link.hel.ink, short links stay at hel.ink/l/slug, and the hub's app switcher takes you to BioHop (link in bio), PixelHop (image hosting), NoteHop (encrypted notes), FileHop (file conversion in the browser) and PayHop (payment QR codes and bill splitting). LinkHop has no sign-in, sign-up or profile pages of its own: the hub signs you in with a short-lived SSO ticket, and the apps share one database.
Long links are hard to share and you never know who clicks them. LinkHop makes them short (with your own slug if you like), counts every click by country, device and referrer, and protects visitors with automated URL threat detection. Personal landing pages are now powered by BioHop at hel.ink/b/you.
Explore before you sign up
The homepage has an interactive 3D island-and-rabbit scene. Move your pointer or touch the islands, play sharing and password scenarios, or pause the motion. A scroll-led tour also works with navigation buttons: try a custom slug, unlock a sample protected link, and switch sample analytics ranges. These demos stay in your browser; the real guest shortener remains at the top. Mobile and reduced-motion visitors can use the same controls.
HOP Family Ecosystem
Everything is included for every account. No premium tier, no locked features. And because it's open source, you can also run the whole thing on your own server and your own domain.
Good for you if you:
- share links on social media and want to see what works,
- want a link shortener you control, on your own server.
Looking for one page for all your links? That is BioHop, LinkHop's sister app at bio.hel.ink, on the same HOP ID.
📖 The full tour, the self-host guide and the FAQ: navi-crwn.github.io/LinkHop
Example
Bio page: hel.ink/b/hel, made with BioHop: the Galaxy theme, link buttons with brand icons, a text block, an FAQ and a contact card.
Project resources:
On your own development install, php artisan db:seed --class=ExampleBioSeeder creates the example bio page and the short-link slugs github, website, selfhost, documentation, and changelog. These are seeded examples, not built-in routes or guaranteed public links. Publishing this README does not create them on a running server.
This is the beginning of the README. Read the rest at the original. Read the full README ↗
