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Last Updated: 3/9/2026

Introduction to LinkAce

LinkAce is a powerful, self-hosted bookmark manager designed to help you archive, organize, and share your favorite web links. Whether you’re a researcher saving academic papers, a developer bookmarking useful tools, or simply someone who wants to preserve important web content, LinkAce provides a robust solution for managing your personal link archive.

What is LinkAce?

LinkAce goes beyond simple browser bookmarks by offering:

  • Permanent archiving via the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine
  • Automated link monitoring to notify you when bookmarks break or move
  • Advanced organization using both tags and lists
  • Multi-user support for teams, families, or communities
  • Powerful search with filters and multiple display modes
  • Privacy controls with public, internal, and private visibility options
  • Full REST API for integrations with other tools and services

Unlike browser bookmarks that can be lost or become disorganized, LinkAce provides a centralized, searchable database with metadata, descriptions, and automatic backups.

Key Features

  • Save any URI (HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, custom protocols)
  • Automatic title and description generation
  • Bulk editing for managing multiple links at once
  • Three display modes: compact list, detailed list, or card view
  • Private, internal, or public sharing options

Organization

  • Tags: Flexible, multi-dimensional categorization (e.g., “programming”, “tutorial”, “javascript”)
  • Lists: Broader collections or curated groups (e.g., “Web Development Tools”, “Recipes”)
  • Notes: Add context or annotations to individual links
  • Search: Advanced filtering by tags, lists, date, or full-text

Automation

  • Wayback Machine Integration: Automatically archive links to preserve content
  • Link Health Checks: Regular monitoring with notifications for broken links
  • Scheduled Backups: Export to AWS S3-compatible storage
  • RSS Feeds: Share your collections or subscribe to updates

Multi-User & Security

  • Support for multiple users with individual accounts
  • Single Sign-On (SSO) via OAuth or OIDC (Google, GitHub, Keycloak, and more)
  • Three visibility levels: Public (anyone), Internal (logged-in users), Private (owner only)
  • Administrator controls for user management and system settings
  • Per-user and system-wide API tokens

Integration

  • Full REST API for automation and third-party apps
  • Bookmarklet for quick saving from any browser
  • Import from HTML bookmark exports (Chrome, Firefox, Safari)
  • Export to HTML for portability
  • Available on Zapier  with 2500+ app integrations

Who Should Use LinkAce?

Researchers & Students: Save academic papers, articles, and resources with automatic archiving and organized collections.

Developers: Bookmark documentation, tutorials, Stack Overflow answers, and GitHub repos with powerful search and tagging.

Content Curators: Build public or private collections to share with colleagues, friends, or communities.

Teams & Organizations: Centralize company resources, internal wikis, and shared bookmarks with multi-user access and SSO.

Privacy-Conscious Users: Self-host your bookmarks instead of relying on cloud services, with full control over your data.

Try LinkAce

👉 Try the Live Demo  - Explore LinkAce with sample data (no registration required)

Version 2 Highlights

LinkAce v2 introduces major improvements:

  • Multi-user support with granular permissions
  • SSO/OIDC authentication for enterprise deployments
  • Redesigned interface with improved navigation and bulk editing
  • Enhanced Docker image based on Caddy, running rootless
  • Kubernetes support with an official Helm chart
  • PostgreSQL and SQLite support alongside MySQL
  • Bulk operations via UI and API

See the Changelog for full release notes.

Getting Started

Ready to set up LinkAce? Start with the Quick Start guide for a 2-minute test installation, or jump to Installation with Docker for a production-ready setup.

For a deeper understanding of how LinkAce works, read Core Concepts next.

Support & Community

LinkAce is open source (GPL-3.0) and built by Kevin Woblick  and contributors .

For dedicated support, consider becoming a supporter on Open Collective , Patreon , or GitHub Sponsors .

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