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Wallabag vs Showly
Wallabag has 13,040 GitHub stars, 908 forks, 764 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Showly has 1,468 stars, 101 forks, 151 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. Wallabag leads on adoption by 788% (13,040 vs 1,468 stars). Wallabag is written in PHP under MIT; Showly is written in Kotlin under GPL-3.0. Wallabag has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, Showly 7%. Wallabag 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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| Wallabag | Showly | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 13K | ★ 1.5K |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | PHP | Kotlin |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-29 |
| Forks | ⑂ 908 | ⑂ 101 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Wallabag if
- You weight community size — 13K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Showly if
- You want the Showly feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Kotlin
- You evaluated both and Showly fits your workflow better
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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About Showly
Showly available on iOS 🍎 I am happy to announce that starting Jan 2025, Showly is available on iOS! Check AppStore link below to jump straight into action. Showly Showly is a modern TV Shows and Movies tracking app. The OSS version for Android available in this repo is completely free of all Google services. Screenshots Project Setup 1. Clone repository and open project in the latest version of Android Studio. 2. Create a keystore.properties file and put it in the /app folder. 3. Add the following properties into the keystore.properties file (values are not important at this moment): 4. Add your Trakt.tv…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wallabag or Showly more popular?
Wallabag has 13,040 GitHub stars and Showly has 1,468. Wallabag has the larger community by that measure.
Are Wallabag and Showly free?
Both are open source. Wallabag is licensed under MIT and Showly under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Wallabag and Showly?
Wallabag is written in PHP and Showly 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, Wallabag or Showly?
Choose Wallabag if you want the larger community (13,040 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Showly if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.