floccus vs Shiori
floccus
floccus.orgShiori
go-shiori.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | floccus | Shiori |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Bookmark Managers | 8.4 (#4) | 7.4 (#35) |
| Purpose | Floccus syncs browser bookmarks and tabs across browsers and devices. | Shiori is a Go-based bookmark manager that can also be used as a command-line or web application. |
| Support | The creator invites users to file issues, open pull requests, help translate, or support development through one-time or recurring donations. | The project invites contributions through pull requests and says contributions to its community-provided installation methods are welcome. |
Plans
In their own words
floccus
floccus syncs browser bookmarks and open tabs across supported browsers and devices. It works with Nextcloud Bookmarks, Linkwarden, KaraKeep, Git, WebDAV, Google Drive, and Dropbox, and offers two-way merge sync or one-way uploads and downloads. floccus syncs browsers’ native bookmarks rather than providing its own bookmark-management interface. Its guides list Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, Vivaldi, Brave, and Kiwi; Safari is unsupported. Android and iOS apps are available, though the Android app is in open beta and keeps bookmarks inside the app rather than syncing them with mobile browsers. Tab syncing can replace a local bookmarks folder, but may create duplicate tabs. WebDAV and Google Drive support an encryption password for end-to-end encrypted sync; Nextcloud Bookmarks and Git do not. floccus describes itself as free and open source, with no ads or data collection. Its plan is free and requires a compatible storage service or server. Selected storage services can access stored bookmarks.
Shiori
Shiori is a free, Go-based bookmark manager that can be used from the command line or as a web application. It supports adding, editing, deleting, and searching bookmarks, and can import from Pocket or Netscape Bookmark files. Export is available in Netscape Bookmark format. Where possible, it parses readable page content by default; users can also create offline webpage archives and ePub ebooks. The project documents SQLite3, PostgreSQL, and MySQL support. It is self-hosted and offered as a single binary under the MIT license, which permits use and modification. Installation options include precompiled binaries, source builds, and Docker images, with instructions for Windows, Linux, and macOS. Beta web extensions are described for Firefox and Chrome. Shiori is listed at free. Its documented API v1 is still under development, and the project warns that breaking changes may happen before release. Contributions through pull requests are welcomed, including contributions to community-provided installation methods.