gobookmarks

gobookmarks is a self-hosted personal landing page / start page that renders bookmarks stored in a simple plaintext file you control. It provides both a visual editor and a full-text editor, maintains history using Git-like providers, and supports multiple authentication methods.

Key Features

• Renders a multi-tab, multi-page start page from a human-editable plaintext bookmark file with columns, pages, tabs, and categories
• Visual drag-and-drop editor plus a full-text editor for bulk updates and versioned changes
• Git-backed history and providers (local Git, GitHub, GitLab) as well as an SQL provider for persistent storage
• Search with keyboard navigation and configurable search widgets; keyboard shortcuts for fast navigation
• Multiple authentication options including database, local Git, and OAuth providers (GitHub, GitLab)
• Docker image, precompiled binaries, and service files for system integration; configurable via environment variables or JSON config
• Favicon caching and configurable cache/storage paths

Use Cases

• Personal start page for quickly accessing regularly used sites, developer tools, and dashboards
• Shared team curated bookmark repository where changes are tracked and can be rolled back
• Lightweight home portal for homelabs or small teams that prefer plaintext data with Git-backed history

Limitations and Considerations

• Bookmarks are stored in a custom plaintext format which has a small learning curve for advanced layouts and widgets
• Search scope is limited to the current tab context by design (not a global site-wide index)
• OAuth providers require appropriate client credentials and configuration for third-party login

gobookmarks is focused on simplicity, history and portability: your bookmarks remain plain text and can be edited directly or via the provided UI, with storage and history handled by Git or SQL providers.