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Shaarli vs Briefkasten: catalog facts
Shaarli	Briefkasten
Free Free software at no cost.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
No database to set up Lightweight and quick to run	Self-hostable with Docker files included Also offered as a hosted instance
Single user only Minimal feature set compared with archiving bookmark managers	Setup needs a database and an OAuth provider configured No tagged releases
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: Zlib	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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