# Alternatives to Linkwarden Self-hosted with page archiving. Linkwarden ranks #3 of 11 in Bookmark managers, with an Alt Score of 82. It is licensed under AGPL-3.0, open source with paid hosting from $3/mo and available on Web, iOS, Android and Browser extension. 9 of 10 checklist rows are verified against a public source. Source: https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/linkwarden/ Category: Bookmark managers ## Where Linkwarden stands out - **Full-text search of pages** — 3 of 11 apps with a verified answer have this - **Highlights** — 4 of 10 apps with a verified answer have this - **Self-hostable** — 5 of 10 apps with a verified answer have this ## Overview - **Who it's for**: People and teams who collect a lot of web links and want them organized and permanently accessible rather than scattered across browser bookmarks — from individual researchers to collaborative teams, and especially users who want to self-host their own data. - **What you get**: Linkwarden saves each link along with an archived copy of the page (full HTML, screenshot, and PDF) so content stays accessible even if the original goes offline. It organizes bookmarks into collections and tags (including AI-assisted tagging), offers a reader view with highlighting and annotations, and supports full-text search across saved content. Collections can be shared or made collaborative so multiple users can contribute links to the same space. It's open-source and can be self-hosted or used as a hosted cloud service. - **How it works**: You save a URL through the web app, browser extension, or mobile app, and Linkwarden fetches and archives the page in the background. Saved links are sorted into collections and tags, and can be reopened later in a reader view, searched, or shared with collaborators or the public. ## Profile - **License**: AGPL-3.0 (verified 2026-07-08) - **Pricing model**: OSS + paid hosting (verified 2026-07-08) - **Starts at**: $3/mo (verified 2026-07-08) - **Platforms**: Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension - **Status**: active (verified 2026-07-08) ## 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 | [LinkAce](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/linkace.md) | 73 | GPL-3.0 | Web | | 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 | Linkwarden | Raindrop.io | Diigo | LinkAce | Linkding | Pinboard | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Pricing model | OSS + paid hosting | Freemium | Freemium | Free | Free | Subscription | | Starts at | $3/mo | Free | ? | Free | Free | $22/year | | License | AGPL-3.0 | Proprietary | Proprietary | GPL-3.0 | MIT | Proprietary | | Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension | iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Web, Browser extension | Web, Browser extension, iOS, Android | Web | Web, Browser extension | Web, Browser extension | | Browser extension | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | | Full-text search of pages | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 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 | No | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Partial | | Highlights | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 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 Linkwarden. Each alternative is sourced on its own page. - **License**: AGPL-3.0 — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “'spdx_id': 'AGPL-3.0'” - **Pricing model**: OSS + paid hosting — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “Cloud $3 /mo Per User Hosted by us Up to 30,000 Links All the premium features” - **Starts at**: $3/mo — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “Cloud$3 /moPer UserHosted by us” - **Platforms**: Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “📱 Native iOS and android mobile apps ... 🧩 Browser extension ... 🔑 API keys” - **Status**: active — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “pushed_at: 2026-07-08T16:31:56Z” - **Browser extension**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “Linkwarden offers a Browser Extension, which is opensource, just like Linkwarden itself!” - **Full-text search of pages**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “🔍 Full text search, filter and sort for easy retrieval” - **Tags & collections**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “📂 Organize links by collection, sub-collection, name, description and multiple tags” - **Sharing**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “🌐 Share your collected links and preserved formats with the world” - **Self-hostable**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “Here you can find everything you need to setup a fully fledged Linkwarden instance on your own server.” - **Broken-link detection**: No — (verified 2026-07-08) - Note: Archives against link rot; no explicit broken-link detection/alerting. - Quote: “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” - **Highlights**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “📖 Reader view of the webpage, with the ability to highlight and annotate text” - **API**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-08) - Note: README feature list includes API keys for programmatic access. - Quote: “🔑 API keys” - **Archive page copies**: Yes — (verified 2026-07-08) - Quote: “📸 Auto capture a screenshot, PDF, and single html file of each webpage” --- Ranked by verified data, never by who paid. https://altcatalog.com/trust/