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Wallabag vs Tonkatsu Box
Wallabag has 12,969 GitHub stars, 896 forks, 764 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Tonkatsu Box has 539 stars, 28 forks, 10 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Wallabag leads on adoption by 2,306% (12,969 vs 539 stars). Wallabag is written in PHP under MIT; Tonkatsu Box is written in Dart under MIT. Wallabag has attracted 7% 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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| Wallabag | Tonkatsu Box | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 13K | ★ 539 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | PHP | Dart |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 896 | ⑂ 28 |
| 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 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 Wallabag
wallabag is a self hosted web application for saving web pages and reading them later. It lives in the PHP and Symfony ecosystem, is released under the MIT license, and presents itself as a read it later tool for users who want to keep their saved articles on their own server. The project also points to wallabag.it as a hosted account option for people who do not want to run the application themselves.
read the full Wallabag 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 Wallabag or Tonkatsu Box more popular?
Wallabag has 12,969 GitHub stars and Tonkatsu Box has 539. Wallabag has the larger community by that measure.
Are Wallabag and Tonkatsu Box free?
Both are open source. Wallabag is licensed under MIT and Tonkatsu Box under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Wallabag and Tonkatsu Box?
Wallabag is written in PHP 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, Wallabag or Tonkatsu Box?
Choose Wallabag if you want the larger community (12,969 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Tonkatsu Box if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.