Good enough and free!
Response from developer
Thank you for your feedback! We’re glad to hear you’re enjoying the self-hosted features of our app. If you have any tips or suggestions on how we can make your experience even better, feel free to share! Happy exploring!
Zero support options
But who can I turn to for support? The app here sends me to the original, and now archived, GitHub page. I posted on the new GitHub page and there has been no reply. I would like to actually continue using this app, I do believe you developed it so that if could be used 😒
Response from developer
We apologize for the inconvenience; we have just released the emergency fix, and everything is back to normal. We sincerely apologize again.
Application propriétaire
Response from developer
Bonjour, Merci d'avoir pris le temps de partager vos réflexions. Nous comprenons vos préoccupations concernant le changement de statut de l'application et l'intégration de services basés sur l'IA et cela fait plus d’un an si vous suiviez le projet. Votre opinion est importante pour nous, et nous prenons en compte les retours de notre communauté pour améliorer nos services.
Where is the share?
Response from developer
Hello and sorry for the disruption. The problem has been identified and corrected in the latest version. Can you confirm that this is resolved for you?
takes a bit thought...
Basic to the point of broken?
"wallabag can't retrieve contents for this article. Please troubleshoot this issue."
Searching for a fix, it seems that the app's article parsing engine doesn't fail back to the server's parser if there's an error, and instead defaults to the error message.
2. The app doesn't let me filter by tags. I hope I'm just missing how to interact with this, but I cannot find it. The default app is so feature-limited, I've switched to using ReadKit to read my Wallabag articles.
It Works!
Barely usable
Response from developer
We have not received any email from you, could you go through the support link and directly to our github to help you?
Continuous reloading
Great App—But There Are Issues
I’d be wholly enthusiastic were it not for some issues that go beyond just my personal preference.
Installation
The iOS app isn't directly tied to development of the server instance, yet the server must work for iOS to follow. Installation is more complicated than it needs to be. Other reviews suggest that Wallabag is intended for more experienced users. That's as may be, yet it's not an excuse. Setup would be easier for all user if the documentation were better written and bugs were addressed.
Connecting either the web clipper or the iOS app involves using two "keys." Obtaining said keys appears straightforward, excepting that the process doesn't work. In practice, the setup screen fails to obtain the expected "token," even with correct information entered.
A fair bit of research reveals that this is a known issue that seems to have existed for a while. There is a workaround that others have suggested (download the failed setup to a file then reinstall the file)--which also doesn't always work. Considerable fiddling with keys and file produced success (the fiddling was such that it isn't clear to me what eventually made the workaround succeed), but in the end all this is unnecessary. This setup looks fairly easy to script and one questions why this is not done.
Operation
Once the iOS app setup issues are resolved, the app delivers very nice web page clips/reductions. These are typically noticeably better than other clipping tools. The functionality of the server toolbox is also more varied and superior to other products. Yes, I realize that Wallabag are using a third-party toolbox for much of the clipping and simplification infrastructure.
All this is when Wallabag works, that is.
My early experience showed that the app deleted messages unexpectedly. I assume this is because the server could not properly synchronize the multiple devices that were connected to it. I've not encountered this error again, but it points to the need for an easy backup. Backup is possible (more so that with other products) but the process isn't automatic. There also isn't a trash can to recover deleted notes. There should be.
Wallabag clips are beautiful when they work. I don't have an estimated percentage, but the iOS app (and the web clipper) fail to capture some web pages that are not obviously complex, and that other clipping tools handle easily. This makes it impractical for me to wholly abandon my other tool (much as I'd like to). Wallabag also encounters paywall issues that do not really exist. This happens enough to be annoying.
Bottom-line: I appreciate the result and I'm coping with the limitations. Overall, I rate Wallabag a B+.
Response from developer
Hi, Thank you for taking the time to share such detailed and constructive feedback. We’re glad you enjoy the quality of the captures and the flexibility of running your own server. We’ve noted your suggestions on setup, documentation, backup, and app reliability, and will use them to keep improving Wallabag. We truly appreciate your trust and honesty.
Nice little app!
Response from developer
For tags, we plan to add this in a future update. For difficulties retrieving certain content, I invite you to contact the project support directly to help you.
Sorting is Not Correct
The sorting is not correct, and cannot sort webpages as what is shown on the web app.
Hope it will be resolved.
Nutzlos
Nachdem ich diese furchtbar langen API keys eingegeben habe, musste ich noch Benutzer und Passwort eingeben, nur um dann „unknown error“ präsentiert zu bekommen.
0 Sterne, völlig nutzlose App
Fantastic RIL service for *technically-minded* users
For instance, this app requires that you create an API key to set up synchronization with your various devices and browser extensions. The developers don’t make it obvious how to do this. That’s not because the app / service is bad or the developers are incompetent: it’s because the intended audience already knows how to do this and, for us, this feature is awesome.
Please stop giving low ratings because you don’t know what you’re doing: instead, please read the documentation and inform yourself.
Response from developer
Thank you very much for your answer. Indeed the application is aimed at an informed public and able to understand the configuration sometimes difficult to do. But it is also a great way to improve ourselves. Thank you very much for your comment.
Extraordinary improvement
Response from developer
Thanks, I'm glad wallabag can help! Thank you for your positive comment
Lack of updates
I have moved to ReadKit
Response from developer
I'm sorry you are not satisfied. I continue to work on the application. Hoping that future improvements will bring you back
Highlight
The latest updates broke pushing to server
I was able to send web URL to my server regularly using this app but after the latest update that function is not broken I am getting error during pushing to your wallabag server
Response from developer
Hello and sorry for the disruption. The problem has been identified and corrected in the latest version. Can you confirm that this is resolved for you?
The latest updates broke pushing to server
Response from developer
Hello and sorry for the disruption. The problem has been identified and corrected in the latest version. Can you confirm that this is resolved for you?
Schrott - leider
Auf dem Desktop funktioniert hingegen alles einwandfrei und auch im Safari-Browser per Bookmarklet.
Das ist einfach nur ärgerlich.