Shaarli
Personal, minimalist, super-fast, no-database bookmarking and link sharing platform.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 37% of tracked projects; popularity more than 62%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 3.9k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v0.16.7 · 19 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 19 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | Zlib |
| Built with | PHP, deb |
Is Shaarli actively maintained?
Shaarli is under active development: 139 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 18 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
The most recent tagged release, v0.16.7, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Shaarli ranks #6 of 19 in Bookmarks and Link Sharing, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What Shaarli actually does
Shaarli is a lightweight, database-free bookmarking and link-sharing tool written in PHP. It allows you to save, tag, and share web links from a self-hosted interface without relying on external services. Because it avoids traditional database engines, it offers a streamlined deployment path for personal archive management.
Best fit: Users who want a fast, self-contained bookmark manager running on standard PHP infrastructure without the overhead of maintaining a separate database.
Worth knowing: Without a traditional database backend, scaling to very large archives or handling concurrent write operations may present limitations compared to alternatives.
Deployment notes
You will typically need a standard web server like Apache or Nginx configured to run PHP, along with persistent storage to maintain your flat-file data.
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