Readeck reads the Pinboard JSON backup directly and keeps every page as a readable copy.
1,122 stars on Codeberg Latest commit on September 17, 2026
Linkding instead of Pinboard
Collect bookmarks, tag them and find them again in seconds. Plain and fast, on your own instance, with copies of the pages when you need them.
about €1.97 / month All the pricing details
What you get out of it
Tags, search and nothing else, fast even with ten thousand entries- Pages that matter to you are kept as a copy
- Your collection lives in your own database
Pinboard and Podless
| Pinboard and Podless | Pinboard | On Podless |
|---|---|---|
| Where the data lives | PinboardOn the provider’s servers | On PodlessIn your own instance in the EU |
| Source code | PinboardNot open to read | On PodlessOpen, you can read what runs |
| Ads and profiling | PinboardPer the provider’s terms | On PodlessNone |
| Your own domain | PinboardUsually not offered | On PodlessIncluded, certificate too |
| Getting out again | PinboardAs far as the provider allows | On PodlessSFTP, database, backups to your storage |
| If it gets shut down | PinboardYou have to move | On PodlessYou decide when you leave |
Bringing your data over from Pinboard
Readeck accepts the Pinboard JSON backup directly. Linkding and ArchiveBox read bookmarks in the HTML format that browsers export.
Also fits
ArchiveBox is for the archive: every page as HTML, PDF and a screenshot, also from a whole list of bookmarks.
28,635 stars on GitHub Latest commit on September 28, 2026
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