42links AlternativesBookmark Managers & Read It Later Tools like 42links

42links is described as 'Open-source, web-based bookmarking service. Its main purpose is to have a simple read-it-later list' and is a bookmark manager in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to 42links, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and iPhone apps. The best 42links alternative is Raindrop.io, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to 42links are wallabag, Karakeep, Floccus and Instapaper.

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  1. Raindrop.io icon

    Raindrop.io

     525 likes

    Capture and organize bookmarks and associated content like articles, photos, and more with Raindrop.io. Enjoy real-time collaboration, privacy focus, web clipper, and sync across devices without ads.

    182 Raindrop.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Yandex Browser
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Unlike Raindrop, 42links is self-hostable, giving the users full control of their bookmarks and avoiding any surprises with data leaks and server downtime.

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    • Raindrop.io is Freemium and Proprietary42links is Free and Open Source
    • Raindrop.io is Customizable42links is not according to our users
  2. wallabag icon

    wallabag

     307 likes

    Open-source, self-hosted service that extracts article content for comfortable viewing, offers responsive offline access on multiple devices, supports import from popular tools, multilingual options, filters, classification, and downloads in many formats.

    98 wallabag alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Cloudron
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  4. Karakeep icon

    Karakeep

     79 likes

    Self-hostable, open-source tool for organizing bookmarks, notes, and images with automatic AI tagging, full-text search, Chrome plugin, web dark mode, and iOS support planned. Fetches titles and descriptions, sorts by lists, and is designed for privacy-focused users.

    89 Karakeep alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Docker
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  5. Floccus icon

    Floccus

     103 likes

    Sync your bookmarks privately across browsers and devices.

    54 Floccus alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Nextcloud
    • Google Drive
    • F-Droid
    • Brave
    • Chromium
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  6. Instapaper icon

    Instapaper

     242 likes

    Save articles and web pages for offline access, organize content into folders, highlight text, use text-to-speech and speed reading, and sync and read on web or mobile. Provides clean reading view, integration options, sharing features, and device-friendly access.

    109 Instapaper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Google Chrome
    • Kindle Fire
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  7. Curio icon

    Curio

     25 likes

    Capture web links and newsletters, organize articles with tags, notes, and highlights, search a personal library, and read clean text online or offline in a focused Markdown viewer. Planned features include AI summaries, PDF extraction, and mobile apps.

    65 Curio alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Docker
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  9. Memex icon

    Memex

     112 likes

    A reading app that keeps you in the flow of your online reading & research. Save, annotate, share & collaborate without leaving your tab.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Vivaldi Browser
    • Google Chrome
    • Brave
    • Firefox
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  10. LinkAce icon

    LinkAce

     35 likes

    LinkAce is meant to provide a long-term archive of links to websites, media files or anything else which has a valid URL. Store interesting articles, neat web tools or libraries you may use sometime in the future.

    Cost / License

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    • Self-Hosted
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  11. Readeck icon

    Readeck

     12 likes

    A simple web application that lets you save the precious readable content of web pages you like and want to keep forever.

    26 Readeck alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Docker
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  12. Otter - Bookmark Manager icon

    Otter - Bookmark Manager

     23 likes

    Otter is a self-hosted bookmark manager built with Next.js and Supabase, featuring Mastodon integration. It offers private bookmarking with search, tagging, and filtering capabilities, dark/light colour modes, and a Raycast extension for easy bookmark management.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  13. Pinboard icon

    Pinboard

     156 likes

    Pinboard is a bookmarking website intended for people who want to reliably keep track of large numbers of links. Its goals are to be useful, fight bloat, keep things fast, and stay small. Social bookmarking for introverts. m.pinboard.

    123 Pinboard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    Bookmark
     
  14. Grimoire icon

    Grimoire

     18 likes

    Glimpse into the magical book of your forbidden knowledge - Grimoire! 📖💫

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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