Shiori
Focus: pocket alternative. Shares bookmarks and read later with linkding. Rated 4.5 (linkding: 4.6).
Web AppFreeWeb, Chrome
4.5Visit
Web App
linkding
A minimal, fast bookmark manager you can host yourself.
Rating
4.6 / 5
Pricing
Free
Difficulty
Intermediate
Works on
Web, Chrome, Firefox
Built with love by Shushant Lakhyani. Building bestproductivityresources.com
What is linkding?
linkding is a free, open-source bookmark manager with a clean, readable interface. Save links with tags and Markdown notes, mark pages to read later, archive websites automatically, and add bookmarks in one click with browser extensions for Firefox and Chrome.
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Pros: what linkding does well
- Fast and uncluttered
- Tags, notes and web archiving
- Free and open source
Cons: where it falls short
- Needs a server to self-host
- No official mobile app
Who linkding is for
People who save lots of links and want them tidy, private and searchable.
Who can skip it
Anyone happy with their browser's built-in bookmarks.
linkding alternatives
Not sold on linkding? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.
Karakeep
Focus: highlights and readwise reader alternative. Shares bookmarks and read later with linkding. Freemium (linkding: Free). Adds iOS, Android and Safari. Rated 4.5 (linkding: 4.6).
Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.5Visit
Linkwarden
Focus: read it later and web archive. Shares bookmarks and self-hosted with linkding. Adds iOS, Android and Safari. Rated 4.7 (linkding: 4.6).
Web AppFreeWeb, iOS
4.7Visit
ArchiveBox
Focus: web archive and offline copies. Shares bookmarks and self-hosted with linkding. Adds macOS and Linux. Same 4.6 rating.
Web AppFreeWeb, macOS
4.6Visit
Raindrop.io
Focus: collections and search. Shares bookmarks and read later with linkding. Freemium (linkding: Free). Adds Safari, iOS and Android. Same 4.6 rating.
Web AppFree planWeb, Chrome
4.6Visit
Glance
Focus: dashboard, start page and rss. Shares self-hosted and open source with linkding. Rated 4.7 (linkding: 4.6).
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit
Free alternatives to linkding
Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.
Komga
Focus: comics, manga and ebooks. Shares self-hosted and open source with linkding. Same 4.6 rating.
Web AppFreeWeb
4.6Visit
Kavita
Focus: ebooks and reading server. Shares self-hosted and open source with linkding. Rated 4.5 (linkding: 4.6).
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit
wallabag
Focus: readwise reader alternative. Shares read later and self-hosted with linkding. Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.2 (linkding: 4.6).
Web AppFreeWeb, iOS
4.2Visit
Calibre-Web
Focus: ebooks, calibre and reading. Shares open source and github with linkding. Rated 4.5 (linkding: 4.6).
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit
Shaarli
Focus: link sharing and minimalist. Shares bookmarks and self-hosted with linkding. A website, not a web app. Rated 4.4 (linkding: 4.6).
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.4Visit
Immich
Focus: photo backup and photo library. Shares self-hosted and open source with linkding. Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.8 (linkding: 4.6).
Web AppFreeWeb, iOS
4.8Visit
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