rdyrct is a free URL shortener and QR code generator, primarily aimed at team use. Its core positioning is to integrate short links, QR codes, and click analytics, with a particular emphasis on privacy protection.
Main capabilities:
- Short links: You can create short links, with support for branded short links on your own domain. Under the shared domain, slugs are randomly generated; under your own domain, slugs can be customized.
- QR codes: Provides a free QR code generator; without an account, you can choose dot and corner styles, set colors, add a logo, and download PNG or SVG. Paid plans allow you to add your own logo and colors to the QR code.
- Click analytics: Each short link reports the country, source (referrer), device, time, and campaign of clicks, and can be compared with the previous period. The analytics window ranges from 24 hours to one year, depending on the plan.
- UTM builder: Each link has a built-in UTM builder, where you can fill in source, medium, and campaign, or paste a URL that already has UTM parameters. The analytics page can rank click volume by campaign, source, and medium, and provides a campaign heatmap and links that have stopped receiving clicks.
- Team collaboration: Supports four roles: owner, admin, member, and viewer, determining who can edit links, connect domains, and invite members. Invitations are sent by email, each invitation is single-use, and is valid for 7 days.
- API and MCP: Provides a REST API, supporting organization-scoped keys to create links, read statistics, and manage members. All plans include an MCP server, which can connect to Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP client via OAuth, without copying keys.
- Self-hosting: The project is open source under the MIT license and can be deployed to your own Cloudflare account, obtaining all Pro features (excluding direct email support).
How to use: The free plan lets you create short links immediately, with no credit card required. Users can connect a custom domain on their own domain by adding a CNAME record, and rdyrct will automatically discover and issue TLS. Paid plans use Cloudflare for SaaS to enable automatic TLS for custom domains.
Use cases:
- Marketers tag links for posts, emails, or posters to evaluate channel performance.
- Teams share link management work and collaborate with divided responsibilities.
- Developers automate link creation and data reading via API or MCP.
Limitations and notes: Click analytics onlystores country, source, device type, and timestamp; it does not store IP addresses, precise location, or perform cross-site tracking. Downgrading does not delete data: on the day of downgrade, content is not deleted and an email explains the parts exceeding the new plan; on day 23, a second reminder is sent; on day 30, links on your own domain are paused until you upgrade again and are restored; links on the shared domains rdyr.cc and rdyrct.com always remain valid under all plans (including free). The free plan provides 30 links, 3 team members, QR codes, and 7-day click analytics; shared-domain slugs are always random; custom slugs require a paid custom domain plan. The paid Hobby plan is $4 per month, and Pro is $9 per month; specific features and quotas are subject to the official page.
