Last checked November 2, 2026
wallabag
wallabag saves a web page, strips the layout, and keeps the article. The project spells its name in lowercase. GitHub lists the license as MIT. The project site documents phone apps, a browser extension, and a Pocket CSV import for a file you already downloaded. wallabag.it is the hosted option. We have not checked its price.
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Free plan
The server is free to run. wallabag.it is a hosted option. We have not checked its price.
They host it
No hosted price on file.
Run it yourself
You put the app on a computer you control. Setup: medium. The docs cover a PHP app and a database. The project site also points at wallabag.it if you do not want to run it.
Who it is for
For individuals and people who want more privacy. It runs on the web, iOS, Android, and a computer you control. License: MIT. It is in the Read later group.
What you pay
Free plan: The server is free to run. wallabag.it is a hosted option. We have not checked its price. There is no hosted price on file. Run it yourself: Setup: medium. The docs cover a PHP app and a database. The project site also points at wallabag.it if you do not want to run it.
How to switch
Compared with Pocket. Its price on file: Pocket shut down on July 8, 2025. New Pocket Premium subscriptions stopped on May 22, 2025. We have not checked an old Premium dollar price.
You only get part of: highlights.
Free alternatives to Pocket·Move saves from Pocket to wallabag
Compared with Are.na. Its price on file: Supporter goes from $120 a year to $150 a year on December 1, 2026, and is renamed Plus Plus. Premium prices stay put.
What you give up: a public page for a collection. You only get part of: save a link, an image, or a piece of text, group those saves in a named collection, and put one save in more than one collection.
How close is it?
A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.
- Instead of Pocket9 of 9 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.You only get part of: highlights.Browser extensions are listed on the project site and in the GitHub readme.The project site says it extracts the article and removes the layout.The GitHub readme links Android and iOS apps.The docs have an annotations page. This review did not compare those notes with Pocket highlights.The Pocket migration page says the imported list stays searchable.The docs list ePUB, PDF, JSON, and CSV downloads.wallabag.it is the hosted service. We have not checked its price.
- Instead of Are.na7 of 7 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.What you give up: a public page for a collection. You only get part of: save a link, an image, or a piece of text, group those saves in a named collection, and put one save in more than one collection.The project site saves an article and removes the layout. That is not an image block or a text block.Tags organize articles. They are not an Are.na channel of mixed blocks.An article can carry more than one tag. That is not one block connected into two channels.The pages checked for this listing do not describe a public channel.The Pocket migration page says the imported list stays searchable.The docs list ePUB, PDF, JSON, and CSV downloads. They do not name an Are.na channel file.The docs cover a PHP app and a database you run.
Related alternatives
- Free alternatives to Are.na
- Free alternatives to Pocket
- Readeck: A self-hosted reader with official phone apps and a Pocket file import.
- Linkwarden: A self-hosted bookmark manager that keeps a copy of the page.
Free apps in this group
- Linkwarden: A self-hosted bookmark manager that keeps a copy of the page.
- Readeck: A self-hosted reader with official phone apps and a Pocket file import.
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