Can wallabag read articles offline?
Yes, through an app or an export. The official Android and iOS apps download your saved links for offline reading, and an article or a tag can be exported as EPUB for an e-reader.
wallabag: Read-It-Later Server You Host
Keep the articles you find in your own archive: wallabag saves the page, extracts the text and gives you a clean reading view on any device. Tags and annotations attach to each article, full-text search covers the whole archive, and any article or tag exports to EPUB. All of it runs on a read-it-later server you control.
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| Requirement | wallabag | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free + Paid | Free | Free | Free | Free + Paid |
| Web UI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Architecture | x86 + ARM | x86 + ARM | x86 + ARM | x86 + ARM | x86 + ARM |
| Containers | 2Plus Redis | 1The app alone | 1The app alone | 3Plus Chrome, Meilisearch | 3Plus Postgres, Meilisearch |
| Database | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | Postgres |
| Runtime | PHP | Go | Python | Node | Node |
| Docker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Linux package | Yes | Yes | – | – | – |
| Windows | – | Yes | – | – | – |
| macOS | – | Yes | – | – | – |
| iOS | Yes | – | – | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | – | – | Yes | Yes |
| Full comparison | This app | Shiori vs wallabag | linkding vs wallabag | – | – |
Client apps
Official client for phone.
Common questions
Which database does wallabag use?
SQLite by default. MySQL, MariaDB and PostgreSQL are supported as well, and you switch by setting DATABASE_URL. The Docker image starts on SQLite and keeps its data in named volumes.
How do I move my Pocket links into wallabag?
Import the Pocket CSV export from the wallabag import screen. Omnivore, Instapaper and Pinboard exports are accepted too, so an old reading list comes across in one go.
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