Shaarli

Spec sheet

Purpose

Shaarli is a personal, single-user bookmark manager and link-sharing service that you install on your own server.Read 4 Oct 2026 · shaarli.readthedocs.io

Product

Shaarli is a personal, single-user link-sharing and bookmarking service that users install on their own server.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Deployment

The project provides installation instructions for release ZIP files and Docker.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

API

The REST API uses JWT bearer tokens, and the documentation lists Python and Node.js clients plus an Android client example.Read 11 Oct 2026 · shaarli.readthedocs.io

Mobile apps

The community page lists an iOS share extension and Android apps for sending links to Shaarli.Read 4 Oct 2026 · shaarli.readthedocs.io

Security

The security policy says the latest release receives security support and asks users to report possible vulnerabilities through the repository security tab.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Privacy

The project says Shaarli does not send telemetry, metrics or private information to its developers.Read 4 Oct 2026 · shaarli.readthedocs.io

Support

The repository directs users to documentation, the changelog, and the bugs, feature requests, and discussion area.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The repository describes Shaarli as free software.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Audience and scope

The project describes Shaarli as personal and single-user, and its documentation covers shared hosting as well as dedicated and virtual servers.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Authentication

LDAP login is supported for the single-user installation, and API requests require a JWT bearer token.Read 4 Oct 2026 · shaarli.readthedocs.io

Bookmarks

Each saved item can include a URL, title, free-text description, tags, and public or private status.Read 11 Oct 2026 · shaarli.readthedocs.io

Capture

Users can save links through the Shaare button, a browser bookmarklet, apps and browser add-ons, or the REST API.Read 11 Oct 2026 · shaarli.readthedocs.io

Extensions

The project documents third-party plugins for features including Mastodon and Bluesky posting, webhooks, analytics and custom themes.Read 4 Oct 2026 · shaarli.readthedocs.io

Feeds and cleanup

Shaarli provides filterable ATOM and RSS feeds, a daily digest and automatic removal of some tracking parameters from URLs.Read 4 Oct 2026 · shaarli.readthedocs.io

Feeds and export

Shaarli provides RSS and Atom feeds and lets users export and import bookmarks as HTML.Read 11 Oct 2026 · shaarli.readthedocs.io

Hosting

Shaarli can run on dedicated or virtual servers and shared hosting, with Debian GNU/Linux used for documentation examples.Read 11 Oct 2026 · shaarli.readthedocs.io

Installation

Shaarli can be installed from a release ZIP or source on a web server, or run with Docker and Docker Compose.Read 4 Oct 2026 · shaarli.readthedocs.io

Limit

Shaarli is designed as a personal, single-user service; the docs describe it as an alternative to commercial bookmarking services.Read 4 Oct 2026 · shaarli.readthedocs.io

Notes

Leaving the URL blank creates a text-only post that can be used for notes, snippets, or blog articles, with no character limit stated in the documentation.Read 11 Oct 2026 · shaarli.readthedocs.io

Organization

Users can edit link URLs, titles, descriptions, tags and public or private status, then search across fields and browse tag views.Read 4 Oct 2026 · shaarli.readthedocs.io

Organization and search

Shaarli supports tag autocomplete, tag and text searches, hidden tags, and sticky bookmarks.Read 11 Oct 2026 · shaarli.readthedocs.io

Other integrations

Documented related integrations include Tiny Tiny RSS, Cloudron, YunoHost, Debian packages and browser extensions for Firefox and Chrome.Read 4 Oct 2026 · shaarli.readthedocs.io

Plugins

Built-in plugins include integrations for Archive.org, Isso comments, Piwik tracking, QR codes, and Wallabag; third-party plugins can be installed separately.Read 11 Oct 2026 · shaarli.readthedocs.io

Storage

Links are stored in a file, so a database is not required and backups are straightforward.Read 4 Oct 2026 · shaarli.readthedocs.io

Use cases

The documentation lists link sharing, read-it-later lists, microblogging, note-taking, knowledge bases, shared clipboards and online-media playlists as possible uses.Read 4 Oct 2026 · shaarli.readthedocs.io

Where Specifiction places it

• Bookmark Managers#34 of 437.4