Karakeep
A self-hostable 'bookmark everything' app with AI tagging, formerly called Hoarder.
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About Karakeep
Karakeep, previously known as Hoarder, is an open-source app for saving links, notes and images in one place and letting AI organise them. When you save a link it fetches the title, description and image, can archive the full page against link rot, and can download videos. Language models, including local ones through Ollama, suggest tags and summaries, and OCR pulls text out of images so everything is searchable with full-text and semantic search. Lists can be shared with others, a rules engine automates sorting, and it can pull new items from RSS feeds. There are browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox and Safari, iOS and Android apps, a REST API and importers for Pocket, Omnivore and Linkwarden. Self-hosting with Docker is free and includes every feature. Karakeep Cloud has a small free tier for trying it and a low-cost Pro plan for larger libraries. It is best for tinkerers with a home server who want a private, searchable dump of everything.
Best for: Home-server users who want AI-tagged, searchable bookmarks, notes and images.
Pros and cons
What works
- Saves links, notes and images with automatic AI tagging
- Works with local models through Ollama
- Full-page archiving, OCR and full-text search
- Self-hosted version is free with every feature
Why people leave
- AI features need an API key or a local model to set up
- Self-hosting involves several containers
- Cloud free tier is small and meant for trying it out
Top Karakeep alternatives
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Linkwarden66.5Self-hosted with stronger page preservation and collaboration, plus a simple cloud plan.
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linkding62.6Much simpler self-hosted bookmarks in a single container, without the AI layer.
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mymind59.6A hosted, private AI-organised library if you don't want to run a server.
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Raindrop.io57.2Hosted bookmark manager with polished apps and a free plan with no caps.
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Readeck55.3Self-hosted and focused on reading saved articles, with highlights and e-book export.
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Karakeep: common questions
Is Karakeep free?
Yes. Karakeep is free, open-source software that you can host yourself.
Is Karakeep open source?
Yes. The source code is on GitHub at karakeep-app/karakeep. You can also run it on your own server.
What platforms does Karakeep run on?
Karakeep is available for Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension and Self-hosted.
What are the best alternatives to Karakeep?
The highest-ranked Karakeep alternatives right now are Linkwarden, linkding and mymind. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.