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Linkwarden vs Capd
Linkwarden has 19,787 GitHub stars, 845 forks, 662 open issues and last shipped 8 days ago. Capd has 51 stars, 1 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped 8 days ago. Linkwarden leads on adoption by 38,698% (19,787 vs 51 stars). Linkwarden is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; Capd is written in Swift under MIT. Linkwarden has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, Capd 2%. Linkwarden was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (bookmark-manager), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Linkwarden | Capd | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 20K | ★ 51 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Swift |
| Last push | 2026-09-10 | 2026-09-10 |
| Forks | ⑂ 845 | ⑂ 1 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Linkwarden if
- You weight community size — 20K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Capd if
- You want the Capd feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You evaluated both and Capd fits your workflow better
About Linkwarden
Linkwarden is an open source, self hosted collaborative bookmark manager written in TypeScript, with a Next.js web interface and React Native mobile applications. It lives in the self hosted productivity and content management ecosystem, where users need a durable place to collect webpages, articles, and links instead of leaving them scattered across browser bookmarks, notes, and feeds.
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About Capd
Capd is a private, native macOS application for capturing web pages, selected text, links, notes, and images, and then finding them again through full text search. It is written in Swift, released under the MIT License, and distributed as a notarized .dmg from GitHub releases or through a Homebrew tap. Within the macOS productivity ecosystem it occupies the same ground as bookmark managers and read later tools, but it stores everything in a local SQLite database and an assets folder on the user's own Mac rather than in a hosted account.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Linkwarden or Capd more popular?
Linkwarden has 19,787 GitHub stars and Capd has 51. Linkwarden has the larger community by that measure.
Are Linkwarden and Capd free?
Both are open source. Linkwarden is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Capd under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Linkwarden and Capd?
Linkwarden is written in TypeScript and Capd in Swift. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Linkwarden or Capd?
Choose Linkwarden if you want the larger community (19,787 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Capd if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.