Wallabag

Wallabag is a powerful self-hosted read-it-later application that enables users to save web articles for offline reading while extracting only the essential content for a distraction-free experience. With over 3,000 GitHub stars and active development, Wallabag has become the go-to open-source alternative to proprietary services like Pocket and Instapaper for privacy-conscious users who want full control over their reading library.

Common Use Cases

Content researchers and journalists use Wallabag to build searchable archives of articles and sources for reference. Marketing teams save industry news and competitor analysis articles for team review and discussion. Developers bookmark technical documentation and tutorials to read during commutes or offline situations. Students collect academic articles and research papers, organizing them with tags for easy retrieval during study sessions. Privacy advocates prefer Wallabag as it keeps all reading data on their own infrastructure without third-party tracking.

Key Features

• Save web pages for offline reading with one-click browser extensions (Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Edge)
• Extract pure content with automatic removal of ads, pop-ups, and distractions
• Organize articles with tags and automatic tagging rules for smart content categorization
• Full-text search across your entire article library
• Multi-user support for team collaboration and article sharing
• Cross-platform mobile apps for Android and iOS
• Import existing libraries from Pocket, Readability, Instapaper, and Pinboard
• RSS feed generation for reading saved articles in any RSS reader
• Export articles in multiple formats (ePub, PDF, TXT, CSV)
• Comprehensive REST API for custom integrations and automation

Why deploy Wallabag on Hostinger VPS

Deploying Wallabag on Hostinger VPS ensures complete privacy and data ownership - your reading history and saved articles remain under your control without third-party tracking. VPS hosting provides reliable performance for content extraction and search operations, with dedicated resources ensuring fast article loading even for large libraries. You benefit from flexible storage capacity to archive unlimited articles without subscription limitations, and the ability to customize the installation with additional features or integrations. For teams and organizations, VPS deployment enables centralized content management with full control over access permissions, backup strategies, and data retention policies.