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Linkwarden vs Tonkatsu Box
Linkwarden has 20,295 GitHub stars, 887 forks, 662 open issues and last shipped 8 days ago. Tonkatsu Box has 599 stars, 33 forks, 10 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Linkwarden leads on adoption by 3,288% (20,295 vs 599 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 6%. 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 | ★ 599 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Dart |
| Last push | 2026-10-26 | 2026-11-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 887 | ⑂ 33 |
| 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 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 Tonkatsu Box
Tonkatsu Box Your personal collection manager for games, movies, TV shows, anime, visual novels, manga, books, music and podcasts [!WARNING] This app is in active development. Updates may include database migrations that change data format. Please create a backup before updating (Settings → Backup → Create Backup). Alternatively, you can manually copy the app data folder: Windows: %APPDATA%\Roaming\Tonkatsu Box\Tonkatsu Box Linux: /.local/share/tonkatsu box (or $XDG DATA HOME/tonkatsu box ) macOS: /Library/Application Support/com.hacan359.tonkatsuBox Android: use the built in backup feature (Settings → Backup)…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Linkwarden or Tonkatsu Box more popular?
Linkwarden has 20,295 GitHub stars and Tonkatsu Box has 599. 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 (20,295 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.