Betula
Personal self-hosted social bookmarking tool with public and private posts and federation.
Meet Betula
Betula treats bookmarks as personal records that can also be published as a link blog. Entries can include descriptions and tags, while private saving allows the same installation to hold material that is not intended for public sharing.
Its federation-oriented design connects bookmarking with independent web publishing rather than only private productivity. It is best suited to users comfortable managing a small personal server and deciding which parts of their collection should be visible to others.
- Payment structure
- Free open-source
- Hosting model
- Self-hosted server
- Free option
- Yes - self-hosted software
- App types
- Web app / website service | Bookmarklet
Payment and hosting
Free self-hosted software; the operator supplies hosting and backups.
| Vendor-hosted | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Self-hosted | Yes |
| Open-source status | Yes |
Where you can use it
| iPhone / iOS | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Android | Not listed |
| macOS | Not listed |
| Windows | Not listed |
| Linux | Not listed |
| Web app | Yes |
| Progressive web app | Not listed |
| Command-line tool | Not listed |
| Chrome extension | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Safari extension | Not listed |
| Firefox extension | Not listed |
| Edge extension | Not listed |
| Bookmarklet | Yes |
| Mobile share capture | Not listed |
| Other browser support | Not separately verified |
What to check before choosing
Test the capture and retrieval routes you need, inspect an export, and confirm current plan limits before moving your main library.
Research snapshot: September 17, 2026. Official public pages / publisher documentation reviewed; not hands-on tested.
Publisher sources
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