Self-hosted web archiving in HTML, PDF, and WARC
Free
- Open source
- App
- Self-hosted
Collection - Open-Source Save-to Tools
Best Open-Source Save-to Tools (2026)
Open-source save tools have one killer feature no subscription can match: nobody can shut them down and take your archive with them. After Pocket's 2025 shutdown deleted user data, that stopped being theoretical. This collection lists every open-source tool in the directory - read-later apps like Wallabag, bookmark managers like Linkwarden, Karakeep, and linkding, clippers like SingleFile and the Obsidian Web Clipper, and full archiving suites like ArchiveBox. Most can be self-hosted with Docker, all publish their code publicly, and every one exports your data in open formats.
How they compare
| Tool | Price | Free tier | Type | Saves to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArchiveBox | Free | Yes | Open source, App, Self-hosted | Your own server · Cloud storage |
| Joplin Web Clipper | Free; Joplin Cloud from €2.99/mo | Yes | Open source, Extension, App | Joplin · Local files |
| Karakeep | Self-host free | Yes | Open source, Extension, App, Self-hosted | Your own server · Its own library |
| LinkAce | Free | Yes | Open source, App, Self-hosted | Your own server |
| linkding | Free (self-hosted) | Yes | Open source, Extension, Self-hosted | Your own server |
| Linkwarden | Self-host free; $3/mo cloud | Yes | Open source, Extension, App, Self-hosted | Your own server · Its own library |
| Obsidian Web Clipper | Free | Yes | Open source, Extension, App | Obsidian · Local files |
| Shiori | Free | Yes | Open source, App, Self-hosted | Your own server |
| SingleFile | Free | Yes | Open source, Extension | Local files · Cloud storage |
| Wallabag | Self-host free; €11/yr hosted | Yes | Open source, Extension, App, Self-hosted | Your own server |
| Web Clipper | Free | Yes | Open source, Extension | Notion · OneNote · Joplin · Obsidian |
| Zotero | Free + storage from $20/yr | Yes | Open source, Extension, App | Local files · Its own library |
All 12 tools
Clips pages into open-source Joplin notes app
Free; Joplin Cloud from €2.99/mo
- Open source
- Extension
- App
Bookmark-everything app with AI auto-tagging (ex-Hoarder)
Self-host free
- Open source
- Extension
- App
- Self-hosted
Self-hosted link archive with tags and monitoring
Free
- Open source
- App
- Self-hosted
Minimal fast self-hosted bookmark archive
Free (self-hosted)
- Open source
- Extension
- Self-hosted
Collaborative bookmarks with full-page preservation
Self-host free; $3/mo cloud
- Open source
- Extension
- App
- Self-hosted
Clips pages as Markdown into local Obsidian vaults
Free
- Open source
- Extension
- App
Simple Go bookmark manager with offline article archiving
Free
- Open source
- App
- Self-hosted
Saves a faithful page copy as one HTML file
Free
- Open source
- Extension
Open-source read-later, the main Pocket successor
Self-host free; €11/yr hosted
- Open source
- Extension
- App
- Self-hosted
Open-source clipper for Notion, OneNote, Yuque, more
Free
- Open source
- Extension
Research manager with browser connector for saving sources
Free + storage from $20/yr
- Open source
- Extension
- App