linkding
by Linkding · Self-hosted bookmark manager in a single Docker container
BenchRank score
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Homepage
Overview
linkding is a self-hosted bookmark manager that runs as a single Docker container using SQLite. It fetches titles, descriptions, icons and preview images for saved links, and can snapshot pages as local HTML or on the Internet Archive. It supports multiple users with sharing to users or guests, bulk editing, Netscape HTML import/export, browser extensions and a REST API.
- Best for
- Individuals or small teams wanting to self-host a bookmark manager from one Docker container
- Pricing
- The captured pages show no pricing information.
- Runs on
- Browser extensionSelf-hosted
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Runs as a single Docker container with SQLite as the database
- Fetches titles, descriptions, icons and preview images automatically
- Archives pages as local HTML or to the Internet Archive
- REST API plus Firefox and Chrome extensions
Trade-offs
- You host and maintain it yourself; no hosted option is mentioned
- SQLite is the only database named
- Browser extensions cover Firefox and Chrome only
- Import and export only in the Netscape HTML format
How linkding markets itself
A structured read of the promise, proof and page design on linkding’s captured homepage.
Homepage capture
“linkding”
- Angle: Open source / ownership
- Hero: Product screenshot
Pricing
Published plans and prices from linkding’s own pricing page.
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
MCP support
Whether an agent can drive the product through the Model Context Protocol, and how much setup that takes.
Documentation
Publicly reachable docs — coverage, freshness, code samples and machine readability.
Agent friendliness
How readable the site is to an automated client: llms.txt, structured data, server-rendered content, crawler access.
Changelog
A public, dated record of what shipped and when — the clearest signal that a product is still alive.
Marketing site structure
Whether the site answers a buyer's questions: clear positioning, the pages that matter, and accessibility.
Page speed
How fast the site loads for real visitors: Chrome UX Report 75th-percentile LCP, INP and CLS, with a Lighthouse mobile run standing in where a site has too little traffic for field data.
Operational trust
Status page and incident history, security disclosure, compliance and data-processing documentation.
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
Openness
Source availability, self-hosting, data export and open standards. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — paid SaaS is not worse for being paid SaaS.
Maintenance
Release cadence and repository activity. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — it is only measurable for open repositories.
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Where this comes from
The linkding pages BenchRank reads when it scores the product — its documentation, release notes, status and security pages, and its repository where there is one.
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