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Instead of Pocket

Linkwarden vs Wallabag

Save an article now, read it later.

The pick: Linkwarden

Linkwarden saves the page as it looked. Wallabag saves the words to read later.

The facts

FactLinkwardenWallabag
LicenceAGPL-3.0MIT
Effortan eveningan evening
Activityactiveactive
Repositorygithub.com/linkwarden/linkwardengithub.com/wallabag/wallabag

Pick Linkwarden if

Pick Linkwarden when links die and you want the snapshot.

Pick Wallabag if

Pick Wallabag when you actually read the articles and want a reading view.

What each one costs you

  • LinkwardenSaves full pages and snapshots. More archive than reader.
  • WallabagReads and archives. Mobile apps are third-party and fine.

The full entry for both lives under Instead of Pocket, judged swap it.

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