NeonLink
Bookmark service with unique design and simple installation with Docker.
Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Still maintained? Yes: 16 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v1.5.0 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Bookmarks and Link Sharing: Pocket alternatives.
At a glance
NeonLink quick facts
- Health score
- 74/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 419
- Last commit
- 19 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v1.5.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
Top alternatives to NeonLink
In its own words
The project's README opens: "NeonLink is a simple and open-source self-hosted bookmark service. It is lightweight, uses minimal dependencies, and is easy to install via Docker. Due to the low system requirements, this application is ideal for deployment on the RaspberryPI."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
NeonLink scores 74/100, #10 of 19 in Bookmarks and Link Sharing: 16 commits in the last 90 days earn 18.7 of 35 points, the latest release (v1.5.0, 19 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 419 stars add 10.5 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 commit activity, worth 16.3 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 18.7 / 35
16 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v1.5.0 released 19 days ago
- Stars 10.5 / 20
419 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
- 16
- Last 90 days
- 28
- Last 12 months
- 19 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #10 of 19 tools in Bookmarks and Link Sharing by health , between Faved (#9) and Digibunch (#11) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Docker |
| Latest release | v1.5.0 · 19 days ago |
| Stars | 419 |
| Open issues | 19 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | AlexSciFier/neonlink ↗ |
NeonLink vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with NeonLink (Bookmarks and Link Sharing), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karakeep | 98 | 30k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| LinkWarden | 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 |
| NeonLink (this tool) | 74 | 419 | MIT | 19 days ago |
NeonLink: common questions
Is NeonLink still maintained?
NeonLink had 16 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 19 days ago; the latest tagged release, v1.5.0, is from 19 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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