Instead of Pocket

Save an article now, read it later.

Swap it

Pocket shut down in July 2025, so this is a rescue rather than a swap. Export the archive, then decide where it lives: Wallabag if you actually read the things, Linkwarden if you mostly want the page kept.

You lose: The share sheet that put things in one place without you thinking about it.

Start here

Wallabag

MITan eveningactive

Reads and archives. Mobile apps are third-party and fine.

github.com/wallabag/wallabag wallabag.org

A compose file, a domain and a reverse proxy.

Also worth a look

LinkwardenAGPL-3.0an eveningactive
Saves full pages and snapshots. More archive than reader.
github.com/linkwarden/linkwarden linkwarden.app
KarakeepAGPL-3.0an eveningactive
Bookmarks with local AI tagging. Younger than the other two, and the AI part wants a GPU to be quick.
github.com/karakeep-app/karakeep karakeep.com

Head to head

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

Facts checked 8 November 2026. Licences, activity and archive status come from each project's own repository; the verdict and the cost lines are the desk's.