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Briefkasten vs Shaarli: catalog facts
Briefkasten	Shaarli
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free software at no cost.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Self-hostable with Docker files included Also offered as a hosted instance	No database to set up Lightweight and quick to run
Setup needs a database and an OAuth provider configured No tagged releases	Single user only Minimal feature set compared with archiving bookmark managers
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Zlib
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	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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