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LinkWarden

Bookmark and archive manager to store your useful links.

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Still maintained? Yes: 88 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2.16.3 (Sep 2026).

Also an alternative to Pocket.

Docker #2 of 19 in Bookmarks and Link Sharing

At a glance

LinkWarden quick facts

Health score
97/100 GOOD
Stars
20,269
Last commit
4 days ago (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v2.16.3, Sep 2026
Licence
MIT
View linkwarden/linkwarden on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

Top alternatives to LinkWarden

Full rankings: Pocket alternatives

In its own words

The project's README opens: "Linkwarden is a self-hosted, open-source collaborative bookmark manager to collect, read, annotate, and fully preserve what matters, all in one place."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

LinkWarden scores 97/100, #2 of 19 in Bookmarks and Link Sharing: 88 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v2.16.3, 2 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 20,269 stars add 17.2 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 2.8 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    88 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v2.16.3 released 2 months ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 17.2 / 20

    20k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

545 commits over the last 12 months
88
Last 90 days
545
Last 12 months
4 days ago
Last push

Ranked #2 of 19 tools in Bookmarks and Link Sharing by health , between Karakeep (#1) and linkding (#3) .

Details

LicenceMIT
PlatformsDocker, Nodejs
Latest releasev2.16.3 · 2 months ago
Stars20,269
Open issues643
DockerYes
Repositorylinkwarden/linkwarden ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

LinkWarden vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with LinkWarden (Bookmarks and Link Sharing), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Karakeep 98 30k AGPL-3.0 yesterday
LinkWarden (this tool) 97 20k MIT 4 days ago
linkding 96 11k MIT 4 days ago
LinkAce 94 3.4k GPL-3.0 4 days ago
Readeck 92 1.2k AGPL-3.0 7 days ago
Espial 47 924 AGPL-3.0 4 days ago

LinkWarden: common questions

What does LinkWarden replace?

Repoly lists LinkWarden as an open-source alternative to Pocket. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where LinkWarden stands against the others.

Is LinkWarden still maintained?

LinkWarden had 88 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 4 days ago; the latest tagged release, v2.16.3, is from 2 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.