linkding vs wallabag
Pros and cons
Each app's own strengths and weaknesses, plus the specs where linkding and wallabag differ.
linkding
Pros
- Tags, notes and read-it-later
- Firefox and Chrome extensions
- REST API and OIDC login
- SQLite by default, Postgres optional
- Completely free
Cons
- No official mobile apps
- Archiving needs the plus image
- Search skips archived page text
wallabag
Pros
- Extracts article text for reading
- Official Android and iOS apps
- Imports Pocket and Omnivore archives
- Tags, annotations and EPUB export
Cons
- iOS client is closed source
- Redis sidecar for caching
- PHP stack behind a web server
linkding vs wallabag: specs side by side
Every spec for both apps in one table. Values in bold are where one app has the edge, and amber ones are worth a second look before you install.
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