Move from Are.na to Linkwarden

Take it out

1. 1

   Step 1

   Download the channel before you rely on the new price

   Are.na's help says to open the channel, open More, and choose Download channel. The account FAQ says to download any channel you want to keep before you delete the account. The help page does not name the file type. Save each download on a disk you control. Do this while the account still signs in. The price change does not delete the account.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Note which channels are the ones you still open

   A channel can be private, closed, or open. Private is only you and the collaborators you set. Closed is visible and only you add to it. Open is visible and other Are.na accounts can add to it. Write that down. Linkwarden collections are not those three visibility settings.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Keep one small channel aside

   Pick a short channel of links. Leave the other downloads untouched until that short one has a home.

Put it in

1. 1

   Step 1

   Install Linkwarden

   Linkwarden is AGPL-3.0. The project is built to run on a server you control. The homepage documents a browser extension, search, and import and export from settings. This guide did not run the install and did not check a hosted price.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Try the sample download in settings import

   The homepage says settings can import. It does not name an Are.na file. Try the short channel first. If the import rejects the file, add those links with the browser extension instead. Do not assume the rest of the downloads will import.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Recreate one collection, then stop

   Make one collection for the sample. Search it. If the titles match, repeat for the next channel. Images and text blocks that are not links are not what the Linkwarden homepage leads with. Paste those into a note you keep, or leave them in the download.

What you lose

• What the channel download does not promise

  The help page does not say the file includes collaborators, API keys, or the custom profile URL. Multi-select, the higher API limits, and the twice-yearly company reports stay on Plus Plus. They are not Linkwarden features.

• The price date is December 1, 2026

  Charles Broskoski's November 2, 2026 editorial says Supporter goes from $120 a year to $150 a year on December 1 and is renamed Plus Plus. An upgrade before that date locks a year at $120. Premium prices do not change. Leaving is not required to avoid the new price. The download is for a copy you hold either way.

• Read-later apps are a different job

  Readeck and wallabag save a cleaned article. An Are.na channel is a board of blocks. Use those apps when the thing you saved is an article. They do not import the channel download either.