Shiori
Simple bookmark manager built with Go.
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Still maintained? Yes: 6 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v1.8.0 (Sep 2025).
Comparisons in Bookmarks and Link Sharing: Pocket alternatives.
At a glance
Shiori quick facts
- Health score
- 58/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 11,693
- Last commit
- 4 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v1.8.0, Sep 2025
- Licence
- MIT
Top alternatives to Shiori
In its own words
The project's README opens: "Shiori is a simple bookmarks manager written in the Go language. Intended as a simple clone of Pocket. You can use it as a command line application or as a web application. This application is distributed as a single binary, which means it can be installed and used easily."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Shiori scores 58/100, #14 of 19 in Bookmarks and Link Sharing: 6 commits in the last 90 days earn 7.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v1.8.0, 1.1 years ago) earns 14.8 of 25, 11,693 stars add 16.3 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 28.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 7.0 / 35
6 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 14.8 / 25
v1.8.0 released 1.1 years ago
- Stars 16.3 / 20
12k 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
- 6
- Last 90 days
- 9
- Last 12 months
- 4 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #14 of 19 tools in Bookmarks and Link Sharing by health , between Buku (#13) and SyncMarks (#15) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Go, Docker |
| Latest release | v1.8.0 · 1.1 years ago |
| Stars | 11,693 |
| Open issues | 91 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | go-shiori/shiori ↗ |
Shiori vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Shiori (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 |
| Shiori (this tool) | 58 | 12k | MIT | 4 days ago |
Shiori: common questions
Is Shiori still maintained?
Shiori had 6 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 4 days ago; the latest tagged release, v1.8.0, is from 1.1 years ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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