Shaarli
Personal, minimalist, super-fast, no-database bookmarking and link sharing platform.
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Still maintained? Yes: 89 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v0.16.10 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Bookmarks and Link Sharing: Pocket alternatives.
At a glance
Shaarli quick facts
- Health score
- 84/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 3,916
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v0.16.10, Oct 2026
- Licence
- Zlib
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "The personal, minimalist, super fast, database-free, bookmarking service."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Shaarli scores 84/100, #7 of 19 in Bookmarks and Link Sharing: 89 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v0.16.10, 9 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 3,916 stars add 14.4 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
89 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v0.16.10 released 9 days ago
- Stars 14.4 / 20
3.9k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 89
- Last 90 days
- 208
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #7 of 19 tools in Bookmarks and Link Sharing by health , between PieFed (#6) and Firefox Account Server (#8) .
Details
| Licence | Zlib |
| Platforms | PHP, deb |
| Latest release | v0.16.10 · 9 days ago |
| Stars | 3,916 |
| Open issues | 157 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | shaarli/Shaarli ↗ |
Shaarli vs its top 5 alternatives
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Shaarli: common questions
Is Shaarli still maintained?
Shaarli had 89 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v0.16.10, is from 9 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.