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Anchr vs Espial: catalog facts
Anchr	Espial
Free Free and open source; the hosted service at anchr.io is free to sign up for.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
Android, Web, Self-hosted, Browser extension	Web, Self-hosted
Bookmarks, short links and image hosting in one tool Client-side password encryption for uploaded images	Multi-user support Simple SQLite storage
Bookmark features are basic compared with dedicated link archivers Link checking depends on Google's Safe Browsing API	Requires running your own server Small project with a modest feature set
Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted, Hosted service, Browser extension	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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