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Linkwarden vs Briefkasten: catalog facts
Linkwarden	Briefkasten
Freemium Self-hosting is free; the cloud service is a paid subscription with a free trial.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Saves screenshot, PDF and HTML copies of every page Reader view with highlights and annotations	Self-hostable with Docker files included Also offered as a hosted instance
Full-page archiving uses more storage than plain bookmarks Hosted plan is paid after the trial	Setup needs a database and an OAuth provider configured No tagged releases
Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Account 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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