Readeck review: an easy-to-host read-it-later web app

Finding a good, open-source read-it-later app is one thing; finding one that’s easy to self-host is another. I have used and written good words about Wallabag, but its difficult installation process eventually led me to Readeck.

Readeck is a self-hosted-only service, as the developers don’t provide a hosted solution. They supposedly plan to offer it in 2025, but it’s November already and it has not materialised. This means the only way to try it is to install it yourself. This review will help you decide if that effort is worthwhile.

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Digression: bookmarking vs read-it-later apps

If you research about read-it-later apps, you may come across another related category: bookmarking apps. Their focus is rather different. Read it later apps mainly saves articles and present it in more readable format. Bookmarking apps saves links (not only articles), manage and organise them.

The features of bookmarking and read-it-later apps often overlap. For example the bookmarking service might save a permanent copy of the link of the page that you favourited. The read-it-later app can do some bookmarks management. Depending on your needs, one category may be more suitable than the other. You may end…