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wallabag

A free, open-source read-it-later app you can host yourself.

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  • Rating

    4.2 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Advanced

  • Works on

    Web, iOS, Android

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What is wallabag?

wallabag is a free and open-source read-it-later app under the MIT licence. You save web pages and read them later in a clean view through its web app, phone apps and browser add-ons, and you can import your saves from Pocket or Instapaper. Self-hosting is free; the official hosted service, wallabag.it, is paid after a 14-day trial.

Pros: what wallabag does well

  • Free and open source (MIT)
  • Imports from Pocket and Instapaper
  • Your reading list stays on your own server

Cons: where it falls short

  • Self-hosting takes some setup
  • The hosted wallabag.it service is paid

Who wallabag is for

People who want a private, self-hosted read-later list.

Who can skip it

Anyone who wants a ready-made app without running a server.

Compare wallabag

See how wallabag stacks up, side by side, plus the lists it made.

wallabag alternatives

Not sold on wallabag? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Shiori

Focus: bookmarks, pocket alternative and github. Shares read later and self-hosted with wallabag. Rated 4.5 (wallabag: 4.2).

Web AppFreeWeb, Chrome
4.5Visit

Linkwarden

Focus: bookmarks, read it later and web archive. Shares self-hosted and open source with wallabag. Adds Safari. Rated 4.7 (wallabag: 4.2).

Web AppFreeWeb, iOS
4.7Visit

linkding

Focus: bookmarks and github. Shares read later and self-hosted with wallabag. Rated 4.6 (wallabag: 4.2).

Web AppFreeWeb, Chrome
4.6Visit

Karakeep

Focus: bookmarks and highlights. Shares read later and self-hosted with wallabag. Freemium (wallabag: Free). Adds Safari. Rated 4.5 (wallabag: 4.2).

Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.5Visit

Raindrop.io

Focus: bookmarks, collections and search. Shares read later with wallabag. Freemium (wallabag: Free). Adds Safari, macOS and Windows. Rated 4.6 (wallabag: 4.2).

Web AppFree planWeb, Chrome
4.6Visit

Glance

Focus: dashboard, start page and rss. Shares self-hosted and open source with wallabag. Rated 4.7 (wallabag: 4.2).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit

Free alternatives to wallabag

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

SingleFile

Focus: web archive, save web page and offline reading. Shares open source with wallabag. A browser extension, not a web app. Adds Safari. Rated 4.7 (wallabag: 4.2).

Browser ExtensionFreeChrome, Firefox
4.7Visit

ArchiveBox

Focus: web archive, bookmarks and offline copies. Shares self-hosted and open source with wallabag. Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.6 (wallabag: 4.2).

Web AppFreeWeb, macOS
4.6Visit

FreshRSS

Focus: rss reader, news aggregator and feeds. Shares self-hosted and open source with wallabag. Rated 4.6 (wallabag: 4.2).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Komga

Focus: comics, manga and ebooks. Shares self-hosted and open source with wallabag. Rated 4.6 (wallabag: 4.2).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.6Visit

Kavita

Focus: ebooks, reading server and github. Shares self-hosted and open source with wallabag. Rated 4.5 (wallabag: 4.2).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit

LimeSurvey

Focus: surveys, forms and questionnaires. Shares self-hosted and open source with wallabag. Rated 4.5 (wallabag: 4.2).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit
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