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Linkwarden vs Wallabag
Linkwarden has 20,295 GitHub stars, 887 forks, 662 open issues and last shipped 8 days ago. Wallabag has 13,040 stars, 908 forks, 764 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Linkwarden leads on adoption by 56% (20,295 vs 13,040 stars). Linkwarden is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; Wallabag is written in PHP under MIT. Linkwarden has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, Wallabag 7%. Wallabag was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (read-it-later, self-hosted), 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 | Wallabag | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 20K | ★ 13K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-10-26 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 887 | ⑂ 908 |
| 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 Wallabag if
- You want the Wallabag feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and Wallabag 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 Wallabag
wallabag [!IMPORTANT] The name of this project is wallabag — all lowercase, always. Not "Wallabag", not "WallaBag", not any other variation. Just plain, humble, all lowercase wallabag 😉 wallabag is a web application allowing you to save web pages for later reading. Click, save and read it when you want. It extracts content so that you won't be distracted by pop ups and cie. You can install it on your own server, or you can create an account on wallabag.it. Website: wallabag.org Android app: wallabag/android app iOS app: wallabag/ios app Browser extension: wallabag/wallabagger GNOME (Linux) app: read it later…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Linkwarden or Wallabag more popular?
Linkwarden has 20,295 GitHub stars and Wallabag has 13,040. Linkwarden has the larger community by that measure.
Are Linkwarden and Wallabag free?
Both are open source. Linkwarden is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Wallabag under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Linkwarden and Wallabag?
Linkwarden is written in TypeScript and Wallabag in PHP. 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 Wallabag?
Choose Linkwarden if you want the larger community (20,295 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Wallabag if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.