Wallabag

App in the BluixApps catalog

What it is

Wallabag is a self-hosted read-it-later application — save articles, strip ads + navigation, present in clean readable format on web + mobile. Open-source Pocket / Instapaper replacement with full data ownership.

What it's for

  • Distraction-free reading — strip web cruft from articles
  • Reading queue — save now, read later (offline on mobile)
  • Article archival — Pocket-style permanent collection
  • Cross-device sync — web + iOS + Android
  • Highlight + annotation — academic / research workflows

Who it's for

  • Pocket users facing Mozilla's commercialization
  • Privacy-conscious readers keeping reading history private
  • Researchers archiving sources + annotations
  • Mobile readers with offline reading needs
  • Long-form readers rejecting browser-tab buildup

Why teams pick Wallabag over alternatives

  • MIT license — fully open
  • Mature — production-deployed for 10+ years
  • Mobile apps native — iOS + Android with offline support
  • Browser extensions — Firefox / Chrome / Safari
  • Format export — ePub, MOBI, PDF for e-readers
  • RSS feeds — generated for tags + unread queue

Integrations

  • Browser extensions — official Firefox, Chrome, Safari
  • Mobile apps — official iOS, Android, community Windows
  • Importers — Pocket, Pinboard, Instapaper, Wallabag v1
  • Exporters — ePub, MOBI, PDF, HTML, JSON
  • RSS — generated feeds for queue / tags
  • API — REST API with OAuth2
  • 2FA — TOTP support

Notable users & community

  • 10k+ GitHub stars
  • Long-running OSS project (>10 years)
  • Active forum + Mastodon presence
  • Backed by Wallabag SAS (FR) — European OSS company
  • Standard "leave Pocket" recommendation since 2017

Tips & operations

  • Default credentialswallabag/wallabag — change immediately
  • Switch to Postgres/MySQL for >5k articles (SQLite ok for personal)
  • OAuth2 for browser extensions — generate per-client tokens
  • Backup data + images — both essential
  • Mobile sync — works via OAuth2; configure in app settings
  • Multi-user — built-in, useful for households

What we ship in BluixApps

  • Docker image: wallabag/wallabag:latest
  • SQLite by default (Postgres/MySQL documented for scale)
  • Persistent volumes: /opt/wallabag/data + /opt/wallabag/images
  • Port 8181 exposed
  • Default admin credentials documented (changeable after first login)
  • HTTPS via Let's Encrypt reverse proxy
  • Backup hook covers data + images
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