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Last Updated: 07-17-2026 01:04 PM (UTC)

Shaarli

Personal, minimalist, database-free bookmarking - Shaarli is a philosophy as much as an app. Everything lives in a single compressed datastore file inside data/: no MySQL, no PostgreSQL, backup by copying one directory. That write-once/read-many file is usually served straight from OS disk caches, which is why a decade-old Shaarli instance with tens of thousands of links still responds instantly. Designed deliberately single-user, it saves URL, title, unlimited-length description, and tags (with autocomplete, renaming, and merging), marks entries public or private, and automatically strips utm_source and fb tracking parameters from saved URLs. That description field is why the community uses Shaarli as far more than bookmarks: a microblog, read-it-later queue, code-snippet base, pastebin, and shared clipboard between machines. Sharing is one click via bookmarklet or Android apps; consumption is per-tag RSS/Atom feeds plus a daily digest feed; search is full-text with tag filtering. A REST API opens it to any client, a plugin and theme system extends the PHP core (Markdown rendering, thumbnails), and import/export uses browser-standard Netscape HTML - your data enters and leaves freely. LDAP login is supported, no telemetry is sent anywhere, and the UI degrades gracefully without JavaScript. The anti-cloud Delicious.

Shaarli

Benefits

  • Backup Is a File Copy
  • The entire link database is one compressed file - no database engine to run or dump.
  • Fast for a Decade
  • Write-once/read-many storage served from OS caches keeps huge archives instant.
  • More Than Bookmarks
  • Unlimited descriptions turn it into a microblog, notepad, pastebin, or snippet base.
  • Clean, Private Links
  • Automatic tracking-parameter removal and zero telemetry - the data is only yours.

Features

  • One-Click Shaaring
  • Bookmarklet and Android apps capture title, description, and tags instantly.
  • Tags Done Well
  • Autocomplete, renaming, merging, and tag-filtered browsing.
  • Public and Private Entries
  • Share discoveries publicly while keeping personal notes hidden.
  • RSS and Daily Feeds
  • Per-tag Atom/RSS plus a daily digest to feed blogs and aggregators.
  • REST API and Plugins
  • External clients, Markdown rendering, thumbnails, and third-party themes.
  • Netscape Import/Export
  • Move bookmarks freely between Firefox, Chrome, and other services.