# Alternatives to LinkAce LinkAce is an open-source, self-hosted bookmark archiving tool built with Laravel. It lets users organize links with tags, lists and notes, and automatically backs up pages to the Wayback Machine and its own local archive so saved links survive even if the source disappears. It ships with a REST API, browser extensions, and a mobile app, and is actively maintained (GitHub pushed within the last week). LinkAce ranks #4 of 11 in Bookmark managers, with an Alt Score of 73. It is licensed under GPL-3.0, free from Free and available on the web. 10 of 10 checklist rows are verified against a public source. Source: https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/linkace/ Category: Bookmark managers ## Where LinkAce stands out - **Broken-link detection** — 3 of 9 apps with a verified answer have this - **Self-hostable** — 5 of 10 apps with a verified answer have this ## Overview - **Who it's for**: LinkAce targets people who want a long-term, self-hosted archive for links they want to keep rather than the sites they visit daily, including professionals, researchers, and heavy internet users who find browser bookmarks too limited. - **What you get**: Links can be organized with tags and lists, shared with other users or public guests, monitored for broken or moved URLs, and automatically backed up to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. A REST API, RSS feeds, and HTML import/export are also included. - **How it works**: LinkAce is deployed on your own server via Docker, Kubernetes, or a plain PHP install, backed by SQLite, MySQL/MariaDB, or PostgreSQL. Links are added through the web UI, a browser bookmarklet, or the API, and a configured cron job runs periodic link checks and Wayback Machine archiving. ## Profile - **License**: GPL-3.0 (verified 2026-07-30) - **Pricing model**: Free (verified 2026-07-30) - **Starts at**: Free (verified 2026-07-30) - **Platforms**: Web - **Status**: active (verified 2026-07-30) ## Ranked alternatives | # | App | Alt Score | Licence | Platforms | |---|-----|-----------|---------|-----------| | 1 | [Raindrop.io](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/raindropio.md) | 91 | Proprietary | iOS, Android, macOS, Windows | | 2 | [Diigo](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/diigo.md) | 82 | Proprietary | Web, Browser extension, iOS, Android | | 3 | [Linkwarden](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/linkwarden.md) | 82 | AGPL-3.0 | Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension | | 4 | [Linkding](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/linkding.md) | 73 | MIT | Web, Browser extension | | 5 | [Pinboard](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/pinboard.md) | 68 | Proprietary | Web, Browser extension | | 6 | [Servas](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/servas.md) | 64 | GPL-3.0 | Web, Browser extension | | 7 | [mymind](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/mymind.md) | 60 | Proprietary | Web, iOS, Android, macOS | | 8 | [Bookmark Ninja](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/bookmark-ninja.md) | 55 | Proprietary | Web, Browser extension | | 9 | [Shaarli](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/shaarli.md) | 55 | zlib/libpng | Web | | 10 | [Linkinize](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/linkinize.md) | 50 | Proprietary | Web, Browser extension | Alt Score = Verified coverage (90%) + Visibility (10%). See https://altcatalog.com/how-alt-score-works/ ## Feature comparison Legend: Yes / No / Partial / ? (not verified). | Bookmark managers checklist | LinkAce | Raindrop.io | Diigo | Linkwarden | Linkding | Pinboard | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Pricing model | Free | Freemium | Freemium | OSS + paid hosting | Free | Subscription | | Starts at | Free | Free | ? | $3/mo | Free | $22/year | | License | GPL-3.0 | Proprietary | Proprietary | AGPL-3.0 | MIT | Proprietary | | Platforms | Web | iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Web, Browser extension | Web, Browser extension, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension | Web, Browser extension | Web, Browser extension | | Browser extension | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Full-text search of pages | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Partial | | Tags & collections | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Sharing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Self-hostable | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | | Broken-link detection | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | Partial | | Highlights | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | | API | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Import from browser | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | | Archive page copies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | ## Sources Sources for LinkAce. Each alternative is sourced on its own page. - **License**: GPL-3.0 — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 29 June 2007” - **Starts at**: Free — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: No paid tier is priced today; self-hosting is the only available option. - Quote: “LinkAce is a free and open source bookmark archive for long-term storage and organization of your favorite links.” - **Status**: active — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: GitHub API shows v2.6.0 released 2026-07-03 and latest commit 2026-07-28 on the default '2.x' branch; repo is not archived. - Quote: “Release v2.6.0 · Kovah/LinkAce · GitHub” - **Pricing model**: Free — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: Core software has no cost. LinkAce is also previewing an official paid hosting option ('Official Hosting Beta - Join Waitlist' on /features/) with no price published yet. - Quote: “LinkAce is a free and open source bookmark archive for long-term storage and organization of your favorite links.” - **Platforms**: Web — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: Accessed via browser on any OS once self-hosted; no native desktop/mobile clients found. - Quote: “LinkAce is a self-hosted web application for managing a bookmark archive.” - **Browser extension**: No — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: LinkAce explicitly offers a bookmarklet instead of a browser extension. - Quote: “Instead of installing the 20th browser extension, LinkAce offers a neat and simple bookmarklet.” - **Full-text search of pages**: No — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: Search indexes link titles/descriptions only; no evidence it indexes the full body text of saved pages. - Quote: “Search Title searches link titles. Search Description searches link descriptions.” - **Tags & collections**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “Tags & Lists Choose tags to categorize links, add them to custom lists to group them by a topic or occasion.” - **Sharing**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “Use this workflow when you want guests to browse a public set of links without logging in.” - **Self-hostable**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “LinkAce is a self-hosted web application for managing a bookmark archive.” - **Broken-link detection**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “LinkAce has a nice feature called Link Checks. If you set up your cron correctly, LinkAce will regularly take a chunk of links from your collection and check if the links are still accessible.” - **Highlights**: No — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: The features page enumerates every capability (interface, tags/lists, SSO, monitoring, archiving, search, guest mode, translations, Zapier, REST API, RSS, audit log, darkmode, bookmarklet, notes, back - Quote: “Even more Features” - **API**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “LinkAce has a comprehensive API which allows external applications to control content in LinkAce.” - **Import from browser**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-30) - Quote: “Use this workflow when you want to move bookmarks from a browser or another bookmark manager into LinkAce.” - **Archive page copies**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-30) - Note: Archiving is delegated to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine rather than a local page snapshot. - Quote: “After a link is added, LinkAce can schedule a Wayback Machine request for that URL. This helps preserve access if the page later goes offline.” --- Ranked by verified data, never by who paid. https://altcatalog.com/trust/