About
Hey, we're SHCD.US.
We make short links and QR codes that work the way you'd expect. No bloat, no bait-and-switch, no "contact sales."
“It started with a QR code on a pizza box.”
No, really.
A friend printed a thousand flyers for a local show, with a QR code on every one. On the day, the venue changed. Suddenly every flyer pointed at the wrong address. A thousand paper bricks.
That's when it hit us: most URL shorteners are stuck in 2005. They make a link shorter and call it a day. Need it to expire after your event? Nope. Password-protect it? Ha. Put that QR code on a hoodie? Dream on.
So we built the thing we wished existed.
SHCD.US is a link that can change its mind. It can expire on a date, lock behind a password, show up on a t-shirt via Printful, and tell you who clicked, when, and where. All from one link you generated once.
The pizza box guy? He's a user now. He doesn't print paper bricks anymore.
What we actually believe.
Features over paywalls
Time-gating, passwords, expiration and analytics aren't locked behind a $300 enterprise plan. You shouldn't need a sales call to decide when a link dies.
Built for you, not a boardroom
We answer to users, not shareholders. Features ship because someone asked "hey, can it do this?", not because of a quarterly slide deck.
Zero dark patterns
No hidden fees. No "upgrade to see pricing." No 12-step cancellation maze. Leave any time. We'll be sad, but we won't make it a process.
Growing with you
Printful merch, the API, the analytics: all of it started with a free user saying "what if…". That's the only roadmap we trust.
Okay, but why “shcd.us”?
One: it's six characters. When you're squeezing a link onto a sticker, a business card, or a bathroom stall, every character counts. Short domains fit anywhere, and people actually type them in.
Two: it's fun. Say it out loud. We've heard eight different pronunciations from our own team. Nobody agrees. We refuse to pick one.
How do you say it?
“shick-dus”
All of these are correct. None of them are.
Wanna talk?
We actually read everything: bug reports, feature ideas, pronunciation debates. Send it.
hello@shcd.usCome build with us.
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