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wallabag — A self-hosted read-it-later service that extracts and stores web articles

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Stars
12,969
Primary language
PHP
License
MIT
Repository last updated
Sep 14, 2026

Overview

wallabag saves web pages, extracts their readable content, and lets you organize articles for later reading on your own server. Its ecosystem includes Android/iOS apps and a browser extension. The latest GitHub release checked on September 17, 2026 is 2.6.14.

Features and best fit

Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:

Extract readable article content and keep a personal read-it-later library

wallabag focuses on saving pages without distracting page chrome. Content extraction relies on Graby, php-readability, and ftr-site-config.

Sources: [2]

Capture and read from mobile apps and browser extensions

The official ecosystem links Android and iOS applications plus a browser extension, extending capture and reading beyond the main web application.

Sources: [2]

For people who want a Pocket-style service with self-hosted data ownership

It fits individuals and teams that want to retain control of saved articles while still using mobile and browser capture workflows.

Sources: [2]

Extraction quality depends on changing websites and extraction components

The extraction pipeline relies on multiple libraries and site configs. Release 2.6.14 includes site-config dependency updates plus API and reading-time fixes, so important sources should be rechecked after upgrades.

Sources: [2][3]

Official sources

  1. [1]wallabag/wallabag — GitHub repository metadata(2026-09-17)
  2. [2]wallabag — README(2026-09-17)
  3. [3]wallabag 2.6.14 release(2026-09-17)
Supplemental curator note

Its main value is read-it-later data ownership with multi-device capture. Extraction can change as source sites evolve.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Get the source

    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wallabag/wallabag.git
  2. 2

    Enter the repository

    cd wallabag
  3. 3

    Check the official steps

    Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.

    find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Check the official README

Growth

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12,969 Stars

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Development activity

Last 90 days · weekly

Commits (last 30 days)
59
Open PRs
35

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GitHub Topics

  • wallabag
  • php
  • read-it-later
  • self-hosted
  • symfony
  • symfony-application
  • hacktoberfest
Stars
12,969
Forks
896
Watchers
155
Open issues
730
Primary language
PHP
License
MIT
Repository last updated
Sep 14, 2026
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