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Linkwarden vs SeriesGuide
Linkwarden has 20,293 GitHub stars, 884 forks, 662 open issues and last shipped 8 days ago. SeriesGuide has 2,171 stars, 419 forks, 59 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Linkwarden leads on adoption by 835% (20,293 vs 2,171 stars). Linkwarden is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; SeriesGuide is written in Kotlin under a licence not recorded in this registry. Linkwarden has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, SeriesGuide 19%. SeriesGuide was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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 | SeriesGuide | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 20K | ★ 2.2K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | Kotlin |
| Last push | 2026-10-26 | 2026-11-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 884 | ⑂ 419 |
| 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 SeriesGuide if
- You want the SeriesGuide feature set and don't need the biggest community
- Your stack matches Kotlin
- You evaluated both and SeriesGuide fits your workflow better
About Linkwarden
Linkwarden Bookmarks, Evolved « LAUNCH DEMO » Cloud · Website · Self Host · Docs Intro & motivation Linkwarden is a self hosted, open source collaborative bookmark manager to collect, read, annotate, and fully preserve what matters, all in one place. The objective is to organize useful webpages and articles you find across the web in one place, and since useful webpages can go away (see the inevitability of Link Rot), Linkwarden also saves a copy of each webpage as a Screenshot and PDF, ensuring accessibility even if the original content is no longer available. In addition to preservation, Linkwarden provides a…
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About SeriesGuide
SeriesGuide Android app to help you keep track of your favorite TV shows and movies. Download • Help • Support the dev • Contribute • Announcements & Discussion • Release notes Licensing This program by Uwe Trottmann is licensed under the GPL 3.0 or later. Some parts, including the SeriesGuide API library, are licensed under the Apache License 2.0. To get an overview of what these licenses allow you to do, check choosealicense.com for GPL 3.0 and Apache License 2.0. To help identify licenses and copyright holders, files contain at the first possible line an SPDX License Identifier tag that identifies the…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Linkwarden or SeriesGuide more popular?
Linkwarden has 20,293 GitHub stars and SeriesGuide has 2,171. Linkwarden has the larger community by that measure.
Are Linkwarden and SeriesGuide free?
Both are open source. Linkwarden is licensed under AGPL-3.0, and SeriesGuide has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Linkwarden and SeriesGuide?
Linkwarden is written in TypeScript and SeriesGuide in Kotlin. 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 SeriesGuide?
Choose Linkwarden if you want the larger community (20,293 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose SeriesGuide if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.