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Wallabag vs Tonkatsu Box
Wallabag has 13,040 GitHub stars, 908 forks, 764 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Tonkatsu Box has 599 stars, 33 forks, 10 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Wallabag leads on adoption by 2,077% (13,040 vs 599 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 6%. 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 | Tonkatsu Box | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 13K | ★ 599 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | PHP | Dart |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 908 | ⑂ 33 |
| 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 [!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 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 Wallabag or Tonkatsu Box more popular?
Wallabag has 13,040 GitHub stars and Tonkatsu Box has 599. 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 (13,040 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Tonkatsu Box if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.