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Linkwarden vs Tonkatsu Box
Linkwarden has 19,787 GitHub stars, 845 forks, 662 open issues and last shipped 8 days ago. Tonkatsu Box has 539 stars, 28 forks, 10 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Linkwarden leads on adoption by 3,571% (19,787 vs 539 stars). Linkwarden is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; Tonkatsu Box is written in Dart under MIT. Linkwarden has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, Tonkatsu Box 5%. Tonkatsu Box 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 | Tonkatsu Box | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 20K | ★ 539 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Dart |
| Last push | 2026-09-10 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 845 | ⑂ 28 |
| 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 Tonkatsu Box if
- You want the Tonkatsu Box feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Dart
- You evaluated both and Tonkatsu Box 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.
read the full Linkwarden overview →
About Tonkatsu Box
Tonkatsu Box is a free, MIT licensed Flutter application for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android that keeps games, movies, TV shows, anime, visual novels, manga, books, music and podcasts in a single personal collection manager.
read the full Tonkatsu Box overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Linkwarden or Tonkatsu Box more popular?
Linkwarden has 19,787 GitHub stars and Tonkatsu Box has 539. Linkwarden has the larger community by that measure.
Are Linkwarden and Tonkatsu Box free?
Both are open source. Linkwarden is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Tonkatsu Box under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Linkwarden and Tonkatsu Box?
Linkwarden is written in TypeScript and Tonkatsu Box in Dart. 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 Tonkatsu Box?
Choose Linkwarden if you want the larger community (19,787 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Tonkatsu Box if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.