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linkding

A minimal bookmark manager you host yourself, with tags and a browser extension

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What it is

linkding saves and tags bookmarks in a clean, fast list you can search. It is for people who want their bookmarks off a commercial service and in one place they control. It can archive pages to the Internet Archive or as local snapshots.

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11,320 GitHub stars.
11,320

Forks
660
Commits
924
Contributors
128
Language
Python
License
MIT
Last commit
Sep 13, 2026
On GitHub since
June 2019
First release
December 2020
Platforms
web, self-hosted
Self-hostable
Yes
Alternative to
Raindrop.io, Pinboard
Author
Sascha Ißbrücker
Tags
  • web-archiving
  • bookmarks
  • browser-extension

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What people are saying

Updated Oct 21, 2026
  • Hacker NewsShow HN: Linkding, a self-hostable bookmark serviceDec 24, 2019 · 114 points · 35 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“I've been using linkding.link to manage my links for almost a week, and I couldn't be happier. It's a self-hosted solution with the simplicity of Pinboard, a…”Jan 14, 2026 · 13 likes · 2 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“my todo: PDS - figure out what domain/subdomain to use for PDS - setup PDS - move a few accounts to PDS using pdsmoover.com tangled - setup tangled.sh knot…”Sep 12, 2025 · 15 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsLinkDing: Self-Hosted Bookmark ServiceSep 18, 2022 · 11 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsLinkding: A self-hosted bookmark managerMar 13, 2026 · 2 points · 2 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsLinkding – self-hosted bookmark managerJun 3, 2025 · 3 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsLinkding – Self-hosted bookmark managerMar 20, 2024 · 3 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“How about running Linkding? Individual users get a private space to save links, their own descriptions, and tags, but can make them public for all to see on…”Jun 11, 2026 · 2 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Pinboard got milkshake ducked for me this weekend, so I set up Linkding. Took 15m (I timed it) and it works great, with better extensions and bookmarks than…”Sep 7, 2025 · 2 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsLinkding: Self-Hosted Bookmark ManagerNov 1, 2024 · 3 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsLinkding: Self-Hosted Bookmark ServiceNov 11, 2022 · 3 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“I wrote a little more about my self-hosting journey in issue 58 of clicks 'n clacks—give it a read if interested! Latest newsletter → linkding → linkding.link”Feb 17, 2026 · 2 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Public or private data? & if private how private? As in I have questions about something I use but I still use it because I can automatically back it up as a…”Feb 10, 2026 · 1 like · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Are there any good public instances of Linkding user bookmarks that you've come across? Or do you have one yourself to share? I wish there was a public…”Aug 18, 2025 · 1 like · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“I've been using SingleFile and Zotero for offline reading for a while but I do miss that Pocket experience (and I'm still with thousa... lots of tabs opened…”May 27, 2025 · 1 like · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Linkding ( is a nice alternative to Pinboard for anyone who's willing to self-host. Because fuck transphobes.”Feb 7, 2025 · 1 like · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“I've been using linkding for the last 18 months. You can disable any archival by setting LD_DISABLE_BACKGROUND_TASKS=True It's nice and quick, and I like…”Aug 9, 2024 · 1 like · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Random excuse to evangelize Linkding (linkding.link) + Singlefile ( which isn't mentioned in this presentation. It's a bit wonky but the combo of both ( ) is…”Aug 23, 2026 · 0 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“I have a linkding.link VM that uses sqlite, other than that it’s all static sites. You know me, I hate state.”May 31, 2026 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“The ability to self-host stuff is freeing. For example, I'm self-hosting Linkding, so I don't care what happens to services like Pinboard, Pocket, etc. Also…”Jan 24, 2026 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)