42links AlternativesBookmark Managers & Read It Later Tools like 42links

42links is described as 'Open-source, web-based bookmarking service. Its main purpose is to have a simple read-it-later list' and is a bookmark manager in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to 42links, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and iPhone apps. The best 42links alternative is Raindrop.io, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to 42links are wallabag, Karakeep, Floccus and Instapaper.

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  1. Raindrop.io icon
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    Capture and organize bookmarks and associated content like articles, photos, and more with Raindrop.io. Enjoy real-time collaboration, privacy focus, web clipper, and sync across devices without ads.

    177 Raindrop.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Yandex Browser
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
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    Unlike Raindrop, 42links is self-hostable, giving the users full control of their bookmarks and avoiding any surprises with data leaks and server downtime.

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    • Raindrop.io is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to 42links.

    • Raindrop.io is the most popular free alternative to 42links.

    • Raindrop.io is Freemium and Proprietary42links is Free and Open Source
    • Raindrop.io is Customizable42links is not according to our users
  2. wallabag icon
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    Open-source, self-hosted service that extracts article content for comfortable viewing, offers responsive offline access on multiple devices, supports import from popular tools, multilingual options, filters, classification, and downloads in many formats.

    98 wallabag alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Cloudron
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
    • wallabag is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to 42links.

    • wallabag is the most popular Open Source alternative to 42links.

    • wallabag is Freemium and Open Source42links is Free and Open Source
    • wallabag is Customizable42links is not according to our users
  3. Karakeep icon
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    Self-hostable, open-source tool for organizing bookmarks, notes, and images with automatic AI tagging, full-text search, Chrome plugin, web dark mode, and iOS support planned. Fetches titles and descriptions, sorts by lists, and is designed for privacy-focused users.

    86 Karakeep alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Docker
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  4. Floccus icon
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    Sync your bookmarks privately across browsers and devices.

    52 Floccus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Nextcloud
    • Google Drive
    • F-Droid
    • Brave
    • Chromium
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  5. Instapaper icon
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    Save articles and web pages for offline access, organize content into folders, highlight text, use text-to-speech and speed reading, and sync and read on web or mobile. Provides clean reading view, integration options, sharing features, and device-friendly access.

    108 Instapaper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Mac
    • Kindle Fire
     
  6. Curi.ooo icon
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    Feed your curiosity. Save your articles now and read them later.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Docker
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  7. Memex icon
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    A reading app that keeps you in the flow of your online reading & research. Save, annotate, share & collaborate without leaving your tab.

    83 Memex alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Vivaldi Browser
    • Google Chrome
    • Brave
    • Firefox
     
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    Otter is a self-hosted bookmark manager built with Next.js and Supabase, featuring Mastodon integration. It offers private bookmarking with search, tagging, and filtering capabilities, dark/light colour modes, and a Raycast extension for easy bookmark management.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. LinkAce icon
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    LinkAce is meant to provide a long-term archive of links to websites, media files or anything else which has a valid URL. Store interesting articles, neat web tools or libraries you may use sometime in the future.

    110 LinkAce alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Readeck icon
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    A simple web application that lets you save the precious readable content of web pages you like and want to keep forever.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Docker
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  11. Grimoire icon
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    Glimpse into the magical book of your forbidden knowledge - Grimoire! 📖💫

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  12. Pinboard icon
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    Pinboard is a bookmarking website intended for people who want to reliably keep track of large numbers of links. Its goals are to be useful, fight bloat, keep things fast, and stay small. Social bookmarking for introverts. m.pinboard.

    125 Pinboard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
    • Pinboard is the most popular commercial alternative to 42links.

    • Pinboard is Paid and Proprietary42links is Free and Open Source
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