Wallabag
Shares rank 4 of 5 read-it-later apps by recommenders
A free, self-hosted read-it-later app that people find frictionless once set up and that works well with e-readers like KOReader.
A free, self-hosted read-it-later app that people find frictionless once set up and that works well with e-readers like KOReader.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Frictionless once set up
“It is a bit of setup work, but just totally frictionless after it was setup.”
Comment from 22 Sep 2026 in “Attention is all you have” Does everything needed
“Not the sexiest but does everything I need it to.”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “Ask HN: Does a good "read it later" app exist?” Native support in KOReader
“KOreader has a native support for wallabag”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “KOReader” Happy with it so far
“I am happy with it so far.”
Comment from 8 Oct 2026 in “The Slow Formation of Durable Software”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Often fails to fetch article text
“Wallabag is often unable to fetch text directly on its own”
Comment from 14 Aug 2026 in “I turned my RSS feeds into an e-ink newspaper to stop reading on my phone”
Other read-it-later apps people recommend
The four most recommended other read-it-later apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readwise | 13 | 3 | 81% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Instapaper | 10 | 1 | 91% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Readeck | 10 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | Approved |
| WallabagThis page | 6 | 1 | 86% | 5 | — | — |
| Readit | 6 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I am happy with it so far.”
“It is a bit of setup work, but just totally frictionless after it was setup.”
“Wallabag is often unable to fetch text directly on its own”
“KOreader has a native support for wallabag”
“Not the sexiest but does everything I need it to.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.