Wallabag
App in the BluixApps catalog
What it is
Wallabag is a self-hosted read-it-later application — save articles, strip ads + navigation, present in clean readable format on web + mobile. Open-source Pocket / Instapaper replacement with full data ownership.
What it's for
- Distraction-free reading — strip web cruft from articles
- Reading queue — save now, read later (offline on mobile)
- Article archival — Pocket-style permanent collection
- Cross-device sync — web + iOS + Android
- Highlight + annotation — academic / research workflows
Who it's for
- Pocket users facing Mozilla's commercialization
- Privacy-conscious readers keeping reading history private
- Researchers archiving sources + annotations
- Mobile readers with offline reading needs
- Long-form readers rejecting browser-tab buildup
Why teams pick Wallabag over alternatives
- MIT license — fully open
- Mature — production-deployed for 10+ years
- Mobile apps native — iOS + Android with offline support
- Browser extensions — Firefox / Chrome / Safari
- Format export — ePub, MOBI, PDF for e-readers
- RSS feeds — generated for tags + unread queue
Integrations
- Browser extensions — official Firefox, Chrome, Safari
- Mobile apps — official iOS, Android, community Windows
- Importers — Pocket, Pinboard, Instapaper, Wallabag v1
- Exporters — ePub, MOBI, PDF, HTML, JSON
- RSS — generated feeds for queue / tags
- API — REST API with OAuth2
- 2FA — TOTP support
Notable users & community
- 10k+ GitHub stars
- Long-running OSS project (>10 years)
- Active forum + Mastodon presence
- Backed by Wallabag SAS (FR) — European OSS company
- Standard "leave Pocket" recommendation since 2017
Tips & operations
- Default credentials —
wallabag/wallabag— change immediately - Switch to Postgres/MySQL for >5k articles (SQLite ok for personal)
- OAuth2 for browser extensions — generate per-client tokens
- Backup data + images — both essential
- Mobile sync — works via OAuth2; configure in app settings
- Multi-user — built-in, useful for households
What we ship in BluixApps
- Docker image:
wallabag/wallabag:latest - SQLite by default (Postgres/MySQL documented for scale)
- Persistent volumes:
/opt/wallabag/data+/opt/wallabag/images - Port 8181 exposed
- Default admin credentials documented (changeable after first login)
- HTTPS via Let's Encrypt reverse proxy
- Backup hook covers data + images
Get this app — pick a BluixApps plan
Same catalog. Scaling tenant isolation, white-label and support tier.
| Tier | Tenants | Catalog | Support | White-label | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacks | 1 | 19 curated stacks | Standard | — | $19/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Starter | 10 | Full catalog | Standard | +$15–25/mo | $49/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Pro | 25 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $149/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Growth | 100 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $349/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Scale | 500 | Full catalog | 7-day window | +$15–25/mo | $799/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Enterprise | Unlimited | Full catalog | Priority 7-day | Bundled | $1,499/mo | DetailDeploy |