Self-hosted alternatives to Intention - Stop Mindless Browsing
50 self-hosted Reading apps to use instead, best rated first.
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ArchiveBox
Launch๐ธ Save the current page with the toolbar button, keyboard shortcut, or right-click menu. ๐ Send URLs to your own ArchiveBox server to preserve websites for later. ๐ท Search, sort, tag, and manage your saved URLs in one place. โ Automatically
FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted
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RSSHub
LaunchEasy to use, and extensible RSS feed aggregator capable of generating RSS feeds from pretty much everything ranging from social media to university departments. (Demo, Source Code) MIT Nodejs/Docker
FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted
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Linkwarden
LaunchCollect, read, annotate, and fully preserve what matters. Open-source, self-hostable bookmark manager with full-page archival.
Open sourceSelf-hosted
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Wallabag
LaunchSelf-hosted web article archiving tool that extracts content for comfortable reading. Import from Pocket, Instapaper. Open source with API access.
FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted
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MediaMTX
LaunchReady-to-use, zero-dependency real-time media server and proxy to publish, read, record, playback and route video/audio streams over SRT, WebRTC, RTSP, RTMP, HLS, MPEG-TS, RTP. (Source Code, Clients) MIT Go/Docker
FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted
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Calibre Web
LaunchWeb app for browsing, reading and downloading eBooks stored in a Calibre database
FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted
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About Intention - Stop Mindless Browsing
Intention - Stop Mindless Browsing
Automatically pause distracting websites so you can scroll less and do more
Build the habit of focus. Watch demo video: https://getintention.com. ๐ Stop before you start. When you visit a distracting site, Intention intervenes for a chance to change your mind. โฐ Set a time limit. To continue, tell Intention how long you'd like to unlock distracting sites. ๐๐ฝ Reclaim your focus. When your time limit runs out, Intention pauses your browsing to restore your focus.
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- Category
- Reading
- Website
- getintention.com

