Curated

YES

Replaceable in one session with an AI coding agent.

A tool for link-roundup newsletters: you collect links as you find them, write a line about each, and it assembles the issue and sends it.

Promptfree, for everyone, and the only version there is

Build me a link-roundup newsletter.

STACK
- SQLite, a small Node process, SES or Postmark, one admin page

COLLECTING
- A bookmarklet that posts the current URL, title and any selected text
- Fetch the page once to pull the title, description and an image, and store them so a dead link still renders
- Each link gets a category and my own comment

BUILDING AN ISSUE
- An issue is a set of unsent links, ordered, grouped by category
- Drag to reorder; a link can be held back for a later issue
- Preview renders the exact HTML that will be sent, not an approximation

SENDING
- MJML to HTML plus a generated plain-text part where every link is spelled out
- Batch under the provider rate limit; one-click unsubscribe with the POST header

ARCHIVE
- A public page per issue and an RSS feed from the same data

Include the schema, the bookmarklet and the issue builder.

What you lose

A bookmarklet and inbox address that let you file a link the moment you see it, which is the habit the product is really selling
Issue assembly with categories, reordering and a preview that matches the sent mail
A hosted web archive of every issue with its own search

If you would rather not build

Buttondown, which handles the sending half
A Markdown file and a send script, which is genuinely enough

The escape hatch

open source · no votes, no paid placement

Listmonk

Handles the list and the sending; you write the issue builder.

knadh/listmonkfree · open source

Linkding

Self-hosted bookmarking — the collecting half, with a bookmarklet.

sissbruecker/linkdingfree · open source

Why this verdict

our own opinion · changed only by a person

84/100

Verdict yes at 84. A roundup is a list with comments; the only interesting decision is capturing link metadata at save time so the issue survives a dead URL.

History

tracked since 10 Aug 2026 · nothing is ever overwritten

Interest · last 30 dayspeak 1/day

0113 Jul18 Jul23 Jul28 Jul2 Aug7 Aug11 Aug

— views— prompt copies none yet— votes none yet

Questions about Curated

answered from the record above

Is Curated free?

No — the plan we track is $25 a month. From around $25/month billed monthly at small list sizes, rising with subscribers.

Can you replace Curated by building your own?

YES. Replaceable in one session with an AI coding agent. Replacement score 84 out of 100, build time one session. Read what you lose before you decide.

How much does Curated cost?

$25 a month on Starter — $300 a year. Recorded 9 Aug 2026.

What do you lose by replacing Curated?

A bookmarklet and inbox address that let you file a link the moment you see it, which is the habit the product is really selling; Issue assembly with categories, reordering and a preview that matches the sent mail; A hosted web archive of every issue with its own search. If any of those carry weight for you, keep paying.

Is there an open-source alternative to Curated?

Yes: Listmonk, Linkding. The prompt on this page is for when you want it your way instead.

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