Youlag

Youlag is an open, self-hosted reading and bookmarking application — you install it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data. Because it runs on infrastructure you control, your data stays with you and there is no subscription required to keep using it.

Development happens in the open on GitHub; the repository has collected 606 stars so far. Repository activity was last recorded on May 21, 2026, and the project is classed as actively maintained in our snapshot. It is listed as a companion app — a tool that extends or helps you manage a self-hosted service rather than replacing it.

Before you switch

Reading tools are habits: pick the one whose capture flow (extension, share sheet, email) matches how you actually save things. Check OPML or bookmark import from your current tool; most projects support it, and your archive moves with you.

Like every project listed on SelfHosted, Youlag is developed in the open — you can read the code, follow development, and even contribute. Check the system requirements and the project’s own documentation linked on this page before installing.